r-rated
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a motion picture, having an "R rating" from one more motion picture rating authorities, typically meaning it is suitable only for adults.
adj
Of a motion picture, having an "R rating" from the Motion Picture Association (MPA), meaning it is suitable only for adults.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "A day’s notes are routinely R-rated. “Usually tense relationships are moderated by ritualized greetings and a genital grab,” she said."
Etymology
From 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.
Usage
- American usage