XXX
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Translingual
Etymology 1
Numeral
XXX
- The number thirty in Roman numerals.
Alternative forms
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Symbol
XXX
- (computing) Used as a placeholder in source code to mark that some work still has to be done.
Etymology 3
Symbol
XXX
- (international standards) Reserved ISO 4217 currency code representing 'no currency', to be assigned when a code is required for a transaction that does not involve currency.
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Very doubtful, although possibly from X, a graphic derivative of the skull and crossbones (“indicator of death”); was probably taken from the movie rating of X, which was the rating of movies with mild sexual content in the 1960s and 1970s. The original X certificate was issued from 1951 by the British Board of Film Censors.
Symbol
XXX
- Traditional brewer's mark for barrels of extra strong beer—extended to other alcoholic beverages and other products having an extra strong dimension (varying from washing soap to pornography).
- An indicator of hazard or poison.
Adjective
XXX (comparative more XXX, superlative most XXX)
- Extra strong; very high quality.
- Designating extreme or hardcore pornography.
- 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online.
Synonyms
- (pornography): pornographic, X-rated, XXXX; see also Thesaurus:pornographic
Verb
XXX (third-person singular simple present XXXes, present participle XXXing, simple past and past participle XXXed)
- (transitive) To delete; to cross out, especially to conceal or suggest vulgar language.
See also
Etymology 2
From having three X chromosomes (and no Y).
Noun
XXX (uncountable)
Synonyms
- 47, XXX
- metafemale (deprecated, proscribed)
- triple X syndrome
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