XXXX
See also: 㸚
Translingual
Alternative forms
- (roman numeral): xxxx, XL, xl
Number
XXXX
- A Roman numeral representing forty (40) in the (now non-standard) "additive" form; now replaced by the form XL.
See also
- 4X
- Previous: XXXIX (thirty-nine, 39)
- Next: XXXXI (forty-one, 41)
English
Etymology 1
From the (Australian) XXXX brand of lager, which was named after the practice of using X 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."[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔːɹˈɛks/ (like "four X")
Proper noun
XXXX
- (Bowdlerisation) a fuck / damn.
- 1985 September 6, in the Times of London, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269:
- Allied does not give a XXXX for Elders.
- 1988 June 10, in the Guardian, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269:
- Quite a few of the party's MPs don't give a XXXX for the whole affair […] .
- 1996, in the December (1995) / January (1996) Arena, volume 59, number 1, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269:
- Most of the world couldn't give a XXXX about it, something that has long rankled with the marketing men […] .
- 1985 September 6, in the Times of London, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269:
References
- 2009, Jesse Sheidlower, The F-Word, page 269
Etymology 2
From X chromosome.
Proper noun
XXXX
- 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.
Etymology 3
From X (“motion picture "adult" rating”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeksekseksˈeks/
Adjective
XXXX
- X-rated, pornographic
Synonyms
- pornographic
- X-rated
- XXX