x-rated

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[x-rated] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Pertaining to movies, magazines, and literature judged pornographic and therefore off limits for minors.

* /My son celebrated his 21st birthday by going to an x-rated movie./

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	{adj.} ³²⁴ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {slang} ⁵⁹³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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