tabu

Plural: tabus

Noun

• 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
• Alternative spelling of taboo.

Adjective Satellite

• forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
• excluded from use or mention

Verb

Verb Forms: tabued, tabuing, tabus

• To declare something taboo; to forbid or prohibit.
• Alternative spelling of taboo.

Examples

• Cheating in Scrabble is strictly TABU and results in immediate disqualification.

Synonyms

forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten

Anagrams of tabu