[
UK
/vˈɜːbəʊtən/
]
[ US /vɝˈboʊtən/ ]
[ US /vɝˈboʊtən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
excluded from use or mention
forbidden fruit
a taboo subject
in our house dancing and playing cards were out
How To Use verboten In A Sentence
- `How I wish too that I could discuss him in depth with the group, but some subjects really are verboten. ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
- This is verboten, as I say, unless you can prove your ‘main profile or income’ doesn't come from the BBC.
- Das Plakat von werder bremen: Hoppe, Hoppe reiter, wen er fällt dann schreit er wurde verboten! WN.com - Articles related to Bayern Munich Star Arjen Robben Thanks Medical Staff For His Outstanding Form
- Also, any slurs regarding physical or mental attributes are verboten, such as fatso, baldie, hairy, retard, and soon. The Volokh Conspiracy » Jesus Christ!
- Because "selectionist" thinking is so verboten in American intellectual life today, the chattering classes have no practice in thinking critically about selectionist theories, as opposed to demonizing them as Thoughtcrime. It Takes a Selectionist to Catch a Selectionist
- It became apparent that, excepting the historical tribal rhythms at the start of the ceremony, anything with a discernible beat is considered verboten by the party elite who control the games.
- Live ammunition was verboten - electronic sensors mounted on people, vehicles, and buildings tallied the damage.
- There are other unmentionable things that may put us on stable financial ground but mentioning such things is verboten.
- Burials, like wirelesses and guns, were verboten.
- The one paraphilia that remains absolutely verboten is pedophilia. MIND MELD: Taboo Topics in SF/F Literature