Explornography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Explornography is a noun meaning (derogatory, humorous) A fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.
Meaning
(derogatory, humorous) A fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.
Example Sentences
Re-enactors are the ultimate “explornographers”—voyueristic seekers of long-lost explorer’s experiences.
1998, John Tierney, “Explornography: The Vicarious thrill of Exploring When There's Nothing Left to Explore”, The New York Times Magazine, July 26, section 6, page 18+ Age of Exploration has been succeeded by the Age of Explornography
2002 March, Elizabeth Haiken, Artificial Parts, Practical Lives (multiple authors), page 171, NYU Press A core sample taken from the refuse pile reveals...Gore-Tex, that miracle fiber of “explornography”, then, a layer of Teflon and several layers of silicone solids
The success of Outside magazine and its ability to generate blockbuster books such as The Perfect Storm, Into Thin Air, and the IMAX film Everest reflect an “explornography” trend of vicariously breaking free of civilization by entering into the natural world at its most capricious and violent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include erotographomania, scopophilia, xenogeography, sexlore, voyeurism, ecdysiophilia.
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