rule 34

/ˈɹuːl θɜːtiˈfɔː/

proper noun

The proposition that there are pornographic depictions of anything and everything, especially as fan art on the Internet.

“Is there any Rule 34 of this character yet?”

Meanings

rule 341

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Rule 34.
nounrule 34 (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Rule 34.

Rule 342

proper noun

alternative rule 34

  1. InternetinformalslanglifestyleThe 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.

nounRule 34 (uncountable)

alternative rule 34

  1. InternetinformalslanguncountablelifestylePornographic content of this kind, and by extension, porn itself.

    Is there any Rule 34 of this character yet?

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

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".

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Cite this entry
APA

rule 34. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%2034

MLA

“rule 34.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%2034. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rule 34,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rule%2034.

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