'taboo' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'taboo' with 5 example sentences.
- taboo adjective
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: excluded from use or mention
: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
- taboo noun
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: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- taboo verb
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: declare as sacred and forbidden
That's not really a taboo around here.
It used to be taboo for women to smoke.
Is it a taboo to talk about Palestine today?
In special forces, torture is a taboo.
The excessive use of salt should be taboo.