"shock site" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shock sites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shock site (plural shock sites)
  1. A website intended to offend or shock, containing frightening and/or distasteful content of a pornographic, scatological, or grotesquely violent nature. In most cases, it displays a particular picture most prominently; some shock sites also show animations or image galleries. Categories (topical): Websites Translations (offensive website): šokkisivusto (Finnish), ショックサイト (shokku saito) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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