Meanings
- humorousAccording to an urban legend, an unofficial guideline used by publishers and the media in the United Kingdom to decide to what degree of erection an image of a penis can be shown.
Synonyms: Mull of Kintyre test
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAccording to an urban legend, an unofficial guideline used by publishers and the media in the United Kingdom to decide to what degree of erection an image of a penis can be shown.
Origin
From the shape of the Mull of Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, which somewhat resembles a flaccid penis.
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Mull of Kintyre rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mull%20of%20Kintyre%20rule
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