stroke book
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A pornographic book or magazine.
Register: slang, vulgar
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
One of the things that Barrus has done, no doubt for the money, is Mineshaft, a novel issued in pulp by MagCorp as, supposedly, a sadomasochistic stroke book. The joke is on MagCorp and those who snub books which, judged by their covers, are written for the mass (cheap pornography) market. Mineshaft
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “stroke book” mean?
A pornographic book or magazine.
Is “stroke book” formal or informal?
stroke book is generally slang, vulgar.