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
come home to (someone)
to become apparent to someone
It suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.