softcore

See also: soft-core

English

Etymology

From soft +‎ core, by analogy with hardcore.

Pronunciation

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Noun

softcore (uncountable)

  1. Pornography that does not contain depictions of explicit sexual penetration.

Antonyms

Adjective

softcore (comparative more softcore, superlative most softcore)

  1. (slang, of music genres, subcultures, etc.) Less intense, committed or aggressive than hardcore.
    • 1999, Lauraine Leblanc, Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture, page 55:
      Distinct from hardcore punks, softcore punks expressed less commitment to punk values […]

Derived terms

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