Eroge vs. Erose

Erogenoun

A visual novel with erotic content.

Eroseadjective

Irregularly notched, eaten away, as though bitten.

Eroge

An eroge (エロゲ or エロゲー, erogē; pronounced [eɾoɡe]; a portmanteau of erotic game エロチックゲーム, erochikku gēmu) is a Japanese genre of erotic video game. In 1982, Japan's Koei, founded by husband-and-wife team Yoichi and Keiko Erikawa (and later known for strategy video games), released the first erotic computer game with sexually explicit graphics, Night Life, an early graphic adventure game for the NEC PC-8801.

Eroseadjective

Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.

Eroseadjective

Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or gnawed.

Eroseadjective

having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed