smuthound

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Etymology[edit]

smut +‎ hound

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smuthound (plural smuthounds)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A purveyor or seeker of erotica.
    • 1977, Edward J Bristow, Vice and vigilance: purity movements in Britain since 1700:
      These early smuthounds were children of the great chain of religious awakenings known as the evangelical revival.