adult content

Not for children

Adult content is material intended for mature audiences, typically featuring explicit sexuality, graphic violence, or other themes considered inappropriate for children.

The term appears in content warnings, age verification prompts, and platform policies: This site contains adult content.

The phrase often serves as a euphemism specifically for pornography.

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age-appropriateness

adult contentkid-friendly

Safe for young audiences

G-rated · children's programming · educational content · family-friendly · family entertainment

content nature

adult contentSFW

Suitable for the office

safe for work · PG-13 · unexpurgated · softcore

moral/cultural framing

adult contentsqueaky-clean

Completely pure or unblemished

Sunday school material · Disneyfied

Family

adult, content, adulterate, adultery, adulting, adulteration, adulterer, adulterated, adultlike

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13