X-rated

American  

[eks-rey-tid] / ˈɛksˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. (of a motion picture; no longer in official use by the Motion Picture Association of America) having a rating of X; intended for adults only.

2. of or relating to a pornographic film.

3. obscene, sexually explicit, or vulgar: X-rated selfies.

   X-rated dance moves;

   X-rated selfies.

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X-rated British  

adjective

1. (formerly, in Britain) (of a film) considered suitable for viewing by adults only

2. informal involving bad language, violence, or sex

   an X-rated conversation

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X-rated Idioms  

1. Sexually explicit, vulgar, or obscene, as in This film should be X-rated; it's not suitable for children. This expression alludes to a rating system established for motion pictures, in which films rated X may not be viewed by persons under the age of 17. [c. 1970]

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Etymology

Origin of X-rated

First recorded in 1970–75; X ³ ( def. 8 ) + rate ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

In October, he performed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, delivering the cleanest comedy sets he’s ever done, giving the Saudis what they wanted — a co-star of “Bad Boys,” one of the country’s biggest blockbuster openings — while dialing back his normally X-rated material to avoid being insulting.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm the messiah… I'm Marvel Jesus!" proclaims Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool in his third lead outing as the acerbic, X-rated, genre-satirising anti-hero, who returns to cinemas on Thursday for the first time since 2018.

From BBC

Although she was initially known for her outlandish, X-rated comedy sets, she started entertaining younger audiences by the late 1990s and 2000s, playing a psychic named Madame Judy on “The Weird Al Show” — she often collaborated with the host, comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic — and guest-starring on children’s TV shows including “Cory in the House” and “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.”

From Washington Post

Melvin Van Peebles, whose low-budget 1971 phenomenon, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” — an X-rated film about a Black revolutionary’s survival on the run — proved a milestone of independent and African American cinema, died Sept. 21 at his home in Manhattan.

From Washington Post

Ghost work refers to the paid, piecework data labeling that humans do so the models can learn correct decisions: for instance, labeling images, flagging X-rated content, tagging text or audio content, proofreading, and much more.

From Slate