Advertisement

restricted (adj.)

"limited," 1830, past-participle adjective from restrict; of documents, etc., "secret, not for public release" it is recorded from 1944. In U.S., restricted was a euphemism for "off-limits to Jews" (1947).

Manager: "I'm sorry, Mr. Marx, but we can't let you use the pool; this country club is restricted."

Groucho: "Well, my daughter's only half-Jewish; could she go in up to her knees?" [there are many versions and variations of this story, dating back to 1970s]

Others are reading

Advertisement
Definitions of restricted from WordNet

restricted (adj.)
subject to restriction or subjected to restriction;
of restricted importance
restricted (adj.)
restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man');
Synonyms: qualified
restricted (adj.)
the lowest level of official classification for documents;
From wordnet.princeton.edu