Scunthorpe problem en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after the erroneous censorship of the word Scunthorpe, an English town, by the Internet service AOL, because it contained the substring cunt, resulting in most auto-censors rewriting it as S****horpe.
Meanings
- The unintentional blocking of harmless online content, such as emails, searches or accounts, by profanity filters or spam detectors, due to a substring resembling an obscene word.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Scunthorpe problem | canonical | lexicographic |