R-rated

English

Etymology

R +‎ rated. The R-rating (short for restricted) is part of the rating scale used by the U.S. film rating authority Motion Picture Association (MPA) or similar rating scales used by authorities in some other countries.

Adjective

R-rated (not comparable)

1. (film) Of a motion picture, having an "R rating" from one more motion picture rating authorities, typically meaning it is suitable only for adults.
2. (US, film) Of a motion picture, having an "R rating" from the Motion Picture Association (MPA), meaning it is suitable only for adults.
   • 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club‎^[1]:

     In movie terms, it suggests Paul Verhoeven in Robocop/Starship Troopers mode, an R-rated bloodbath where the grim spectacle of children murdering each other on television is bread-and-circuses for the age of reality TV, enforced by a totalitarian regime to keep the masses at bay.

3. (by extension) Not suitable for children, especially due to involving excessive sexual, violent, or rude content
   • 2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic‎^[2]:

     A day’s notes are routinely R-rated. “Usually tense relationships are moderated by ritualized greetings and a genital grab,” she said.

Synonyms

• (suitable for adults): adult; see also Thesaurus:for adults

Coordinate terms

• red band

Related terms

• X-rated
• G-rated
• PG-rated
• PG13
• PG
• G
• R
• X
• NC17

Anagrams

• Darter, Trader, darter, dartre, retrad, tarred, trader