u/DarthDregan

It was fairly understood when I was a kid (I'm over 40 now) that "smut" was pornographic romance novels. But in the many books threads I follow, I've seen more and more readers decrying books as smut even if there's a mention of nudity or a single sexual scene. I'm wondering if the meaning is being shifted, which words do now and then, or if I'm just running into people who didn't know the older definition. I think there should be a big separation between "sexual content" and "smut."

I define smut the old way. It's porn. And I think it's very odd to call something smut because there's a genital mentioned in there. And there are a ton of fantastic books out there that newer readers might miss just because some character fucks and the book is thrown out for a half of a page worth of content.

Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised with how intimacy-averse young folks are becoming to sexual content in all other media. Just doesn't feel healthy.

Define smut. Where's your line?

The "doodeedoo!"

Sounds like a mashup of an electric guitar and a synth. I want to set it as my notification on my phone and I can't find it.