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creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
any fungus of the order Ustilaginales
destructive diseases of plants (especially cereal grasses) caused by fungi that produce black powdery masses of spores
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
sexually explicit written or visual content, often found in novels, fanfiction, or media
What does "smut" mean in literature and media slang?
The term "smut" refers to sexually explicit content in writing or media, especially in novels, fanfiction, or online storytelling. The structure comes from older English where "smut" meant dirt or obscenity, later extended to sexual material considered explicit. It is commonly used in fandom and publishing spaces as a general label for erotic content, ranging from mild to highly explicit.
affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
stain with a dirty substance, such as soot
become affected with smut
make obscene
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