stroke book

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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.