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nsfw

nsfw is the alternative letter-case form of NSFW.

Adjective capitalized: NSFW

NSFW (comparative more NSFW, superlative most NSFW)

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of not safe for work; i.e., containing inappropriate or adult content (e.g. pornography or profanity) that may be unsuitable for public, formal or controlled environments, such as at work.
    • Molinier dolls, wrapped in their haimet stockings, on the other hand, always welcome—no matter which way their buttocks are turned, whether to the front or the back, NSFW, no matter, as long as their vaginas know what's behind them—the big fight2005 November, Tom Whalen, “Doll With Chili Pepper.”, in Fiction International., volume 38, →ISSN, page 140
    • Whose utopia is this? Smart phone applications for porn, Grindr, sex available unbound by time or space—except for the dictates of NSFW [Not Safe For Work].2012 Jan/Feb, Corey, Frederick, Nakayama, Thomas, “deathTEXT.”, in Western Journal of Communication, volume 76, page 21
    Antonyms:
    SFW, work-safe

Antonyms of nsfw

Forms of nsfw

comparativemore nsfw
superlativemost nsfw
comparativemore NSFW
superlativemost NSFW

Words formed from nsfw

Questions about nsfw

What is nsfw the alternative letter-case form of?
Nsfw is the alternative letter-case form of NSFW.
What part of speech is nsfw?
Nsfw is an adjective.

Words near nsfw in the dictionary

  1. NSERC
  2. NSF
  3. NSFL
  4. NSFM
  5. NSFT
  6. nsfw
  7. NSFWer
  8. NSFWers
  9. NSFWish
  10. NSG
  11. NSGCT

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nsfw (page history and authors); NSFW (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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