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Definition of be NSFW

NSFW    

adjective

  • acronym for "not safe for work". Used as a warning next to web links that go to a web page with images or video that wouldn't be appropriate for workplace viewing (pornography, naked or near-naked people, graphic photos, etc.) Contrast with SFW.
    Www.example.com/sextape.html (NSFW)

    Last edited on Jul 20 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 29 2009.

  • acronym for "not suitable for work".

    Last edited on Mar 22 2019. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 22 2019.

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Other terms relating to 'work':

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