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| ta·boo [ tə b ] or ta·bu [ tə b ] |
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1. socially or culturally prohibited: forbidden to be used, mentioned, or approached because of social or cultural rather than legal prohibitions
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2. unacceptable: not acceptable or healthful
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humorous
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  Sweets and fats are strictly taboo.
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3. religion sacred and prohibited: set apart as sacred and at the same time forbidden to be used
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noun (plural ta·boos) (plural ta·bus) |
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1. prohibition: a prohibition or rejection of some types of behavior or language because they are considered socially unacceptable
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2. forbidden behavior: a subject or behavior that is forbidden or disapproved of because it is considered socially unacceptable
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3. religion prohibition on grounds of being sacred: the practice, especially in some Polynesian societies, of regarding some things, people, or types of behavior as sacred and therefore forbidden to be used, made contact with, or engaged in
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transitive verb (past and past participle ta·booed, present participle ta·boo·ing, 3rd person present singular ta·boos) (past and past participle ta·bued, present participle ta·bu·ing, 3rd person present singular ta·bus) |
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1. forbid or discourage something: to prohibit or disapprove of some types of behavior or language because they are considered socially unacceptable
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2. religion prohibit something because sacred: to regard some things, people, or types of behavior as sacred and therefore forbidden to be used, made contact with, or engaged in
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| [Late 18th century. < Polynesian tabu] |
