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hard Rs

hard Rs is the plural of hard R.

Meaning of hard R

Noun

hard R (plural hard Rs)

  1. (US) A movie that is intentionally produced to be R-rated ("Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian") by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), typically due to its multiple scenes of violence or nudity.
    • Sugar Cookies would probably rate a 'hard-R' today, but six years ago it got an X, made a brief appearance on the 42nd Street porno circuit, and disappeared without a trace.1979 January 11, Berkeley Art Museum, Pacific Film Archive, “Sugar Cookies”, in Program archive

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Questions about hard Rs

What is hard Rs the plural of?
Hard Rs is the plural of hard R.

Words near hard Rs in the dictionary

  1. hard rocker
  2. hard rockers
  3. hard roe
  4. hard row to hoe
  5. hard rows to hoe
  6. hard Rs
  7. hard rubber
  8. hard rubbers
  9. hard sauce
  10. hard sauces
  11. hard science

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