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- [prawn]
- /prɔn/
- /prˈɒn/
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- [prawn]
- /prɔn/
Definitions of pron word
- noun pron Slang. pornography, especially on the Internet: When his girlfriend borrowed his computer, she found all the pr0n he'd been downloading. 1
- noun Definition of pron in Technology (jargon) (Or "pr0n") B1FF-speak for pornography. Often seen on IRC in such desperate cries for help as "I WNAT PRON!!!!!" 1
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Origin of pron
First appearance:
before 1990 One of the 1% newest English words
1990-95; intentional misspelling of porn; usually includes the leetspeak substitution of zero for the letter o
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pron
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pron popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pron usage trend in Literature
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