pr0n

See also: pron.

English

Alternative forms

• n0rp
• prawn

Etymology

Respelling of porn with middle letters transposed and o replaced with zero.

Noun

pr0n (uncountable)

1. (Internet slang, leetspeak) Filter-avoidance spelling of porn.
   • 2017, Emma Newman, After Atlas‎^[1], Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     They were just pr0n, really. And I figured you might need to blow off some steam. No pun intended.

   • 2019, Joseph M. Reagle Jr, quoting Merlin Mann, Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 52:

     Merlin Mann, creator of 43 Folders, joked about the lure of “productivity pr0n” (pornography in internet slang) as early as 2005: “It is a tongue-in-cheek term often used lovingly by its avid—even obsessive—consumers. It often implies the awareness that not all productivity pr0n leads to actual productivity […]

Derived terms

• Derived forms include n0rp, pr0n spelled backwards, and prawn, based on the phonetics of pr0n and used to avoid internet content filters.

Anagrams

• n0rp