pornoholic

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noun

A pornography addict.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounpornoholic (plural pornoholics)

plural pornoholics · alternative pornaholic

  1. A pornography addict.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*perh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pórnē
  3. Ancient Greekπόρνη (pórnē)
  4. Englishporno-
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalcoholic
  13. Englishpornoholic

From porno- + -holic.

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APA

pornoholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pornoholic

MLA

“pornoholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pornoholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pornoholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pornoholic.

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