explicit content

Mature-rated media material

Explicit content is material containing graphic depictions of sex, violence, or other subject matter unsuitable for children.

The label appears on music albums, streaming platforms, and media ratings to warn of strong language, nudity, or adult themes: This episode contains explicit content.

The phrase often serves as a euphemism specifically for sexual material.

Related

bloodshed · nudity · adult only · mature audiences · expletives · adult · rated R · brutality · swearing · strong language · NSFW · mutilation · vulgarity · intimacy · horror · sensuality · fetishism · massacre

Categories
Opposites
appropriateness/restriction level

explicit contentfamily-friendly

Suitable for all ages

G-rated · kid-friendly · safe for work · SFW · radio edit

directness of expression

explicit contentsuggestive content

Implicitly adult material

tasteful · discreet · subtle · restrained · euphemistic

age-appropriateness

explicit contentsafe for work

family entertainment · age-appropriate content

Family

content, explicit, contentment, explicitness

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13