Taboo

Related Terms:

demogorgon ineffable rahui b word nontaboo break silence inhibition ban tabooer avoidance speech avoid speakable taboos noa fady porroh mentioned tabooless t word used social sacrilicious forbidden tabooed custom taboo deformation swear word aversion mentionable latrinal strong language untabooed tabooing westermarck effect mark approached no no think too much detaboo excluded sacred guilty pleasure emotional r word kapu

Definitions:

Noun

taboo tabu

Definition: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

taboo tabu

Definition: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

Definition: An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

Verb

taboo

Definition: declare as sacred and forbidden

Definition: To mark as taboo.

Adjective

forbidden out prohibited proscribed taboo tabu verboten

Definition: excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"

taboo tabu

Definition: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

Definition: Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.