competence porn

noun

Etymology

From competence + porn (“material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a lurid, garish, or sensational manner”), coined by John Rogers in a blog post in 2009 about the TNT drama Leverage which he created.

Definitions

  1. Entertainment featuring competent characters carrying out difficult tasks with great…

    Entertainment featuring competent characters carrying out difficult tasks with great aptitude.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for competence porn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA