Erotic

Japanese: エロ

(Abbreviation of "erotic", "eroticism", "eros")[1] [noun] (adjective verb) Something erotic and lewd. Also, the thing itself. Obscene . Lewd . Pornographic. *Kokkoku (1933) by Yuriko Miyamoto, 3 "A detective like that will trick you into thinking it's erotic if you're not careful enough to give him a service." [2] [phrase] Placed before a noun to imply erotic or lewd. Also, due to the similarity in pronunciation and meaning, there are expressions that pun on "color." "Erotic book," "erotic movie," "erotic-ish." *Kyojitsu (1936) by Jun Takami, "An erotic man with a lover of something or other."

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Japanese:

(「エロチック」「エロチシズム」「エロス」の略)[1] 〘名〙 (形動) エロチックでいやらしいこと。また、そのもの。卑猥(ひわい)。猥褻(わいせつ)。色情的。※刻々（1933）〈宮本百合子〉三「刑事なんぞ〈略〉うっかりサービスすれゃエロだってひっかけるしさ」[2] 〘語素〙名詞の上に付けて、エロチックでいやらしいの意を添える。また、発音、意味の類似から「色」をもじったような表現もある。「エロ本」「エロ映画」「エロっぽい」※虚実（1936）〈高見順〉「なんとか愛好症のエロ漢」

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