XXX

XXX

See also: xxx and .xxx

Translingual

Numeral

XXX

1. The number thirty in Roman numerals.

Alternative forms

• xxx, XXL, xxl

Coordinate terms

• Previous: XXIX
• Next: XXXI

Symbol

XXX

1. (computing) Used as a placeholder in source code to mark that some work still has to be done.

Symbol

XXX

1. (international standards) Reserved ISO 4217 currency code representing 'no currency', to be assigned when a code is required for a transaction that does not involve currency.

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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʔɛks.ʔɛksˈʔɛks/, /ˈtɹɪpəlˈʔɛks/

• Audio (southern England)

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛ.ksɛ.ksɛks/, /ˈtɹɪpəlˈɛks/

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from X, a graphic derivative of the skull and crossbones (“indicator of death”). The pornography sense may derive from the movie rating of X, which was the rating of movies with mild sexual content in the 1960s and 1970s. The original X certificate was issued from 1951 by the British Board of Film Censors.

Symbol

XXX

1. Traditional brewer's mark for barrels of extra strong beer—extended to other alcoholic beverages and other products having an extra strong dimension (varying from laundry soap to pornography).
2. An indicator of hazard or poison.

Adjective

XXX (comparative more XXX, superlative most XXX)

1. Extra strong; very high quality.
2. Designating extreme or hardcore pornography.
   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian‎:

     Other global taboos, such as sex and suicide, manifest themselves widely online, with websites offering suicide guides and Hot XXX Action seconds away at the click of a button. The UK government will come under pressure to block access to pornographic websites this year when a committee of MPs publishes its report on protecting children online.

Synonyms

• (pornography): pornographic, X-rated, XXXX; see also Thesaurus:pornographic

Verb

XXX (third-person singular simple present XXXes, present participle XXXing, simple past and past participle XXXed)

1. (transitive) To delete; to cross out, especially to conceal or suggest vulgar language.

See also

• grawlix

Etymology 2

From having three X chromosomes (and no Y).

Noun

XXX (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Triple X syndrome.

Synonyms

• 47, XXX
• metafemale (deprecated, proscribed)
• triple X syndrome