G-rated
Americanadjective
-
(of a motion picture) deemed suitable for viewers of all ages.
a G-rated film.
-
innocent; inoffensive: a G-rated first date.
G-rated language;
a G-rated first date.
Etymology
Origin of G-rated
First recorded in 1965–70; G-(eneral) ( def. ) + rate 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As he tore past the Atlanta sideline, he glanced over and playfully raised his hand to form a G-rated gesture.
From Los Angeles Times
Plus, “Takedown” is an all-ages bop powered by bouncing trap beats and G-rated rhyming couplets, which, like the rest of the tracks, manage to convey a share of soulfulness to temper the electronic melodies’ neon glow.
From Salon
I’d just finished having lunch with Richard Farnsworth, the unlikely star of the most unlikely David Lynch movie, “The Straight Story,” a G-rated gem about an old-timer who, after hearing that his estranged brother is dying, hops on a tractor lawnmower to see him one last time.
From Los Angeles Times
“That Mets team is playing really good baseball,” manager Dave Roberts said, keeping his language G-rated.
From Los Angeles Times
Also, my cookbooks would be G-rated, while this memoir could be rated R.
From Salon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.