adj.
1.excluded from use or mention
2.forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands taboo n.
1.a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
2.an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion taboo v.
1.declare as sacred and forbidden
Idiom of the Day
jockey for position
to try to push one's way into an advantageous position
Several of the salesmen began to jockey for position when they learned that the director of sales was leaving.