xxx
/ˈtɹɪpəlˈɛks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
1
Unique Chars
Meaning
symbol
adj
Extreme or hardcore pornography; or, less strictly, any pornographic content.
adj
Extra strong; very high quality.
symbol
Straight edge (lifestyle and subculture).
Example Sentences
- "[bottom right] XXX SO ADULT ONE 'X' ISN'T ENOUGH!"
- "Pornography—or "porno," to use the hip term—is intended primarily to sexually arouse the viewer, or reader, or maybe listener. Porno films enjoy graphic realism. These are the XXX films."
- "The pornography industry, like all industries, is in the business of making money. Pornography makes a lot of money-from Playboy magazine to XXX videos. This industry would obviously produce, and capitalize upon, pornography for women as well, if a demand existed."
- "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."
- ""God bless you, madam!" he said, fervently, "and all like you that keep a bright face through the darkest day. But come, madam, step in a moment, and taste a glass of the XXX ale, and a slice of l'eg's cake; it's yet early.""
- "Squash almost without stint! What is squash? Why, squash is squash! Squash in "Poplar" language stood for beer. Not XXX. beer, or Burton beer, but beer for all that. Table beer—school beer—beer of which a great deal might be taken without producing intoxication."
Etymology
1969 (see quotations). Reduplication of X (“an age rating denoting content suitable for adults”), in reference to the X rating introduced by the Motion Picture Association of America on 1 November 1968 for films containing extreme violence, heavily implied (originally softcore) sex and obscene language. Film posters began to include multiple exes (but skipping two) in order to imply even more extreme, hardcore content, particularly in relation to pornography (although many actually contained the same content as X-rated films). Compare XXXX. The original X rating was superseded by NC-17 in 1990; see also R-18.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛ.ksɛ.ksɛks/
- British English: /ˌʔɛks.ʔɛksˈʔɛks/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more XXX (comparative)
most XXX (superlative)
XXX. (alternative)
XXXes (present, singular)
XXXing (participle, present)
XXXed (participle, past)
XXXed (past)
XXXs (plural)
Derived Forms
XXXer
XXXtreme