"XXXX" meaning in English

See XXXX in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛksɛksɛksˈɛks/
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: From X (“motion picture "adult" rating”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|X||motion picture "adult" rating}} X (“motion picture "adult" rating”) Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} XXXX
  1. X-rated, pornographic Synonyms: pornographic, X-rated, XXX
    Sense id: en-XXXX-en-adj-cn8BZgg5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated quadruples, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, English terms with 4 consecutive instances of the same letter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 24 0 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 34 0 28 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated quadruples: 42 30 0 28 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 34 27 0 39 Disambiguation of English terms with 4 consecutive instances of the same letter: 34 27 0 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /kwɔˈdrupəlˌɛks/, /ˌɛksɛksɛksˈɛks/, /fɔːɹˈɛks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-XXXX.wav [US]
Etymology: From X chromosome. Etymology templates: {{m|en|X chromosome}} X chromosome Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} XXXX
  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.
    Sense id: en-XXXX-en-name-QJvxiZPy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter, English terms with 4 consecutive instances of the same letter Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 24 0 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 39 34 0 28 Disambiguation of English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter: 34 27 0 39 Disambiguation of English terms with 4 consecutive instances of the same letter: 34 27 0 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /fɔːɹˈɛks/
Rhymes: -ɛks Etymology: 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." Etymology templates: {{m|en|X}} X Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} XXXX
  1. (Bowdlerisation) A fuck / damn.
    Sense id: en-XXXX-en-noun-qhy5l7vP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Allied does not give a XXXX for Elders."
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          "ref": "1988 June 10, in the Guardian, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269",
          "text": "Quite a few of the party's MPs don't give a XXXX for the whole affair […] ."
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          "ref": "1996, in the December (1995) / January (1996) Arena, volume 59, number 1, quoted in 2009 by Jesse Sheidlower in The F-Word, page 269",
          "text": "Most of the world couldn't give a XXXX about it, something that has long rankled with the marketing men […] ."
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      "ipa": "/kwɔˈdrupəlˌɛks/"
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      "ipa": "/ˌɛksɛksɛksˈɛks/"
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