adj
Meaning 1
X-rated, pornographic; XXX.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
XXXX
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌɛksɛksɛksˈɛks/
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rhymes with -ɛks
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/kwɔˈdrupəlˌɛks/
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/fɔːɹˈɛks/
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name
Meaning 2
Tetrasomy X, a rare chromosomal disorder affecting females, caused by the presence of four X chromosomes instead of two present in the usual human karyotype.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A fuck / damn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of XXXX (“fuck”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
Examples
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:xxxx.
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History
Etymology
From X (“motion picture "adult" rating”).
From X chromosome.
From the (Australian) XXXX brand of lager, which was named after the practice of using repetitions of X, such as XXX, to indicate the strength of an alcoholic beverage, and which was advertised with the slogan "Australians couldn't give a XXXX for any other lager."