softcore

See also: soft-core

English

Etymology

From soft +‎ core, by analogy with hardcore.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

softcore (uncountable)

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

Antonyms

• hardcore

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

• softcore pornography