Dictionary

XXXX en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /fɔːɹˈɛks/

Etymology

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."

Meanings

1. A fuck / damn.
   • Allied does not give a XXXX for Elders. 1985 September 6, in the Times of London, 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 […] . 1996, in the December (1995) / January (1996) Arena, volume 59, number 1, 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 […] . 1988 June 10, in the Guardian, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269

XXXX en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌɛksɛksɛksˈɛks/
• /kwɔˈdrupəlˌɛks/
• /fɔːɹˈɛks/

Etymology

From X chromosome.

Meanings

1. 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.

XXXX en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˌɛksɛksɛksˈɛks/

Etymology

From X (“motion picture "adult" rating”).

Meanings

1. X-rated, pornographic; XXX.

Synonyms

XXX · pornographic · X-rated