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rule 34

/ˈɹuːl θɜːtiˈfɔː/

rule 34 is the alternative letter-case form of Rule 34.

Proper noun capitalized: Rule 34

Rule 34

  1. (Internet, informal, slang) The proposition that there are pornographic depictions of anything and everything, especially as fan art on the Internet.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rule 34.

Noun capitalized: Rule 34

Rule 34 (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, informal, slang) Pornographic content of this kind, and by extension, porn itself.
    • Is there any Rule 34 of this character yet?

Forms of rule 34

alternative formrule 34

Origin of rule 34

From the caption of a 2003 webcomic, later included in a list of “Rules of the Internet” originally circulated on 4chan by members of Anonymous, in which the rule was formulated as "if it exists, there is porn of it, no exceptions".

Questions about rule 34

What does rule 34 mean?
Rule 34 means the proposition that there are pornographic depictions of anything and everything, especially as fan art on the Internet.
What is rule 34 the alternative letter-case form of?
Rule 34 is the alternative letter-case form of Rule 34.
What part of speech is rule 34?
Rule 34 can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce rule 34?
Rule 34 is pronounced /ˈɹuːl θɜːtiˈfɔː/.

Words near rule 34 in the dictionary

  1. Rulands
  2. rule
  3. Rule 110
  4. Rule 184
  5. Rule 30
  6. rule 34
  7. Rule 43
  8. Rule 62
  9. Rule 63
  10. Rule 90
  11. rule against perpetuities

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rule 34 (page history and authors); Rule 34 (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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