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   ta·boo

   /təˈbo͞o/

   noun

   • 1. a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing: "many taboos have developed around physical exposure"
   • ▪ a social practice that is prohibited or restricted: "speaking about sex is a taboo in his country"

   adjective

   • 1. prohibited or restricted by social custom: "sex was a taboo subject"
   • ▪ designated as sacred and prohibited: "the burial ground was seen as a taboo place"

   verb

   • 1. place under prohibition: "traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden’; introduced into English by Captain James Cook.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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