erotica
/ɪˈrɒtɪkə
/noun [mass noun]
Erotic literature or art.The exegesis explores the genre of women's erotica and is well grounded in contemporary critical theory....
- I, for one, initially advocated a statement saying we were not interested in genre work, or erotica.
- There will be shows about French decontructionism and shows about science physical response to sexual stimuli, including erotica or actual people.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek erōtika, neuter plural of erōtikos (see erotic).