killographic
n.— «“If pornographic is the ‘graphic depiction of sex,’ then killographic should enter our vocabulary to describe the “graphic depiction of brutal violence,”’ David Walsh, the institute’s president, told a Capitol Hill news conference.» —“Group warns parents about ‘killographic’ games” CNN Dec. 9, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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