taboo words

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• Taboo (game) — Infobox Game subject name=Taboo image link= image caption= players=4 or more ages=12 and up setup time=< 5 minutes playing time= 10 to 15 minutes complexity=Low strategy=Medium random chance=Medium skills=Team play footnotes= Taboo is a word… …   Wikipedia

• Taboo — This article is about cultural prohibitions in general. For the Polynesian religious concept, see Tapu (Polynesian culture). For other uses, see Taboo (disambiguation). Sociology …   Wikipedia

• taboo — /teuh booh , ta /, adj., n., pl. taboos, v., tabooed, tabooing. adj. 1. proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words. 2. (among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific) separated or set apart as sacred; forbidden… …   Universalium

• taboo word — certain words are not used by fishermen for superstitious reasons, e.g. names of fishes, and are replaced by other words. In Yorkshire, taboo words on trawlers include other words not associated with fishing, e.g. pig, egg, cat, knife, rat,… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• taboo — ta•boo [[t]təˈbu, tæ [/t]] adj. n. pl. boos, 1) proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: taboo words[/ex] 2) ant set apart as sacred; forbidden for general use; placed under a prohibition or bar 3) a prohibition or interdiction of… …   From formal English to slang

• taboo — n., adj., & v. (also tabu) n. (pl. taboos or tabus) 1 a system or the act of setting a person or thing apart as sacred or accursed. 2 a prohibition or restriction imposed by social custom. adj. 1 avoided or prohibited, esp. by social custom… …   Useful english dictionary

• TABOO — Single par Kumi Kōda extrait de l’album Trick Face A Taboo Face B Always Sortie 8 octobre 2008 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Taboo — Ta*boo , a. [Written also {tabu} and {tapu}.] [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.] Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain persons or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Taboo against naming the dead — The taboo against naming the dead is a kind of taboo on the dead whereby the name of a recently deceased person, and any other words similar to it in sound, may not be uttered. It is observed by people from all over the world, including from… …   Wikipedia

• Taboo food and drink — This article is about practices and beliefs in relation to various animals as food. For more discussion on religious views, see Unclean animals. Swine are considered treif (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam. Taboo food… …   Wikipedia

• taboo — ta·boo also ta·bu (tă′bo͞o’, tə ) n. pl. ta·boos also ta·bus 1) A ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion. 2) a) A prohibition, especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands, excluding something from use,… …   Word Histories