pr0n (1994) gamerpr0n pr0n* - words constructed from letters, numbers, and other characters

[victor steinbok]

How do they treat w00t and n00b, d00d?

Wiktionary also include the alternative "n0rp", which is also
mentioned in Wiki under Leet.

In fact, proving, once again, that all ADS-L threads are linked, you
will find under Leet:

> In particular, speakers of Leet are fond of verbing nouns, turning verbs into nouns (and back again) as forms of emphasis, e.g. "Austin rocks" is weaker than "Austin roxxorz" (note spelling), which is weaker than "Au5t1N is t3h r0xx0rz" (note grammar), which is weaker than something like "0MFG D00D /\Ü571N 15 T3H l_l83Я 1337 Я0XX0ЯZ" (OMG, dude, Austin is the über-elite rocks-er!). In essence, all of these mean "Austin rocks," not necessarily the other options. Added words and misspellings add to the speaker's enjoyment.

That's right--misspelling adds to speaker's enjoyment. And verbing
just irritates prescriptive grammarians. And lolcats are just 1337
humor (I wanzez pr0n chow mein).

But the truly bizarre entry is "pr0n" in
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/pr0n

The initial link is a bit of a dud, but it leads to

Acronym Definition
PR0N    Pornography (slang)

So, according to the authors, it is both an acronym and slang.

I am not sure I find this particular dictionary trustworthy...

orZ

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Garson O'Toole
<adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
...
>
> I wondered how dictionaries will treat the term pr0n. (The "o" is
> replaced by the number zero.) A message in the ADS list archive from
> Grant Barrett in 2000 included the term pr0n.
>
> Currently pr0n is contained in only a small number of dictionaries.
> The earliest relevant cite I found in a shallow search was a Usenet
> instance dated Jul 2 1994 in comp.sys.mac.hardware.
>
> Wiktionary has a webpage.
> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pr0n
>
> Free On-line Dictionary of Computing has an entry.
> pron jargon
> (Or "pr0n") B1FF-speak for pornography. Often seen on IRC in such
> desperate cries for help as "I WNAT PRON!!!!!"
> (1997-09-14)
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pr0n
>
> Wikipedia has information.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr0n#Pr0n
>
> Urban Dictionary has an entry for pr0n. The earliest of their
> definitions is dated Oct 17, 2001 and says simply "Another word for
> pornography"
> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pr0n

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