Mull of Kintyre rule
English
Alternative forms
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The guideline was that British media not broadcast a phallus with a higher angle from vertical than the Mull of Kintyre peninsula.
- Mull of Kintyre test
Etymology
From the shape of the Mull of Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, which somewhat resembles a flaccid penis.
Proper noun
Mull of Kintyre rule
- According to an urban legend, an unofficial guideline used by publishers and the media in the United Kingdom to decide to what degree of erection an image of a man's penis can be shown.