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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ta•boo /təˈbu, tæ-/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -boos. adj. - forbidden by society because improper or unacceptable:taboo words.
- Anthropologyset apart as sacred;
forbidden for general use:The temple was taboo for anyone not initiated.
n. [countable] - the action or custom of forbidding something improper:It was once a taboo to discuss pregnancy on television.
- Anthropologythe system or practice of setting things apart as sacred or forbidden for general use.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ta•boo (tə bo̅o̅′, ta-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -boos, v., -booed, -boo•ing. adj. - proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable:taboo words.
- Anthropology(among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific) separated or set apart as sacred;
forbidden for general use;
placed under a prohibition or ban.
n. - a prohibition or interdiction of anything;
exclusion from use or practice. - Anthropology(among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific)
- the system, practice, or act whereby things are set apart as sacred, forbidden for general use, or placed under a prohibition or interdiction.
- the condition of being so set apart, forbidden, or interdicted.
- exclusion from social relations;
ostracism.
v.t. - to put under a taboo;
prohibit or forbid. - to ostracize (a person, group, etc.).
Also, tabu. - Tongan tapu or Fijian tabu forbidden, prohibited
- 1770–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prohibited, banned.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ban, proscription, embargo.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See forbid.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taboo, tabu /təˈbuː/ adj - forbidden or disapproved of; placed under a social prohibition or ban: taboo words
- (in Polynesia and other islands of the South Pacific) marked off as simultaneously sacred and forbidden
n ( pl -boos, -bus)- any prohibition resulting from social or other conventions
- ritual restriction or prohibition, esp of something that is considered holy or unclean
vb - (transitive) to place under a taboo
Etymology: 18th Century: from Tongan tapu |