skin magazine

Definition

Noun: A "skin magazine" is a type of periodical, typically a publication, that features photographs of nude or partially nude women, often intended for male readership and considered sexually explicit or pornographic in nature.

Usage Examples

• (A collection of pornographic magazines with nude photographs.)
• (The store stopped selling sexually explicit publications.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a skin magazine reader": to regularly consume such publications.
  • He was an avid skin magazine reader in his youth. (He frequently looked at pornographic magazines when he was younger.)

Variants and Related Words

• Skin (n): a slang term for pornography or sexually explicit material.
  • He was caught watching skin films on his laptop. (Pornographic movies.)
• Magazine (n): a periodical publication containing articles, photographs, and advertisements.
  • She subscribed to a fashion magazine. (A regular publication about fashion.)
• Men's magazine (n): a broader category of magazines aimed at men, which may include but is not limited to skin magazines.
  • He read a men's magazine that featured articles on sports and cars. (A general-interest magazine for men.)

Synonyms

• Pornographic magazine: a publication containing explicit sexual content.
• Adult magazine: a periodical intended for adults, often featuring nudity or sexual themes.
• Girlie magazine: an informal term for a magazine with pictures of scantily clad or nude women.

Related Idioms

• Skin flick: a slang term for a pornographic movie.
  • They watched a skin flick late at night. (A pornographic film.)
• Skin trade: the business of producing and selling pornographic material.
  • He made a fortune in the skin trade. (The pornography industry.)