单词 | pornosec |
释义 | > as lemmasPornosec Pornosec n. Brit. /ˈpɔːnəʊsɛk/ , U.S. /ˈpɔrnoʊˌsɛk/ [ < porno- comb. form + sec- (in section n.)] (a name given by ‘George Orwell’ to) a department of the Ministry of Truth (see quots. 19491, 19492); also in extended use.ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > specific fictional places Gondal1834 Speewah1890 Pornosec1949 1949 ‘G. Orwell’ Nineteen Eighty-four i. 46 There was even a whole sub-section [sc. of the Ministry of Truth]—Pornosec, it was called in Newspeak—engaged in producing the lowest kind of pornography. 1949 ‘G. Orwell’ Nineteen Eighty-four ii. 132 Pornosec, the sub-section of the Fiction Department which turned out cheap pornography for distribution among the proles. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 3 Apr. 13 Meanwhile the ‘Pornosec’ [channel]..mass-produces cheap smut for the proles. < as lemmas |
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