language warning

Profanity alert ahead

A language warning is a notice that content contains profanity, slurs, or other potentially offensive speech.

Media platforms, broadcasts, and educational materials use language warnings to alert audiences before exposure: The podcast begins with a language warning for explicit content.

Sometimes paired with other content advisories.

Related

swearing · cursing · NSFW · parental advisory · parental · advisory · viewer discretion · bleep · rating · rated R · discretion · viewer · offensive · crude · vulgar · strong · caution · adult

Categories
Opposites
content advisory type

language warningviolence warning

Advisory about aggressive content

nudity warning

appropriateness designation

language warningfamily-friendly

Suitable for all ages

clean version · clean · all ages · G-rated · sanitized

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G