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> On this years theme: TABOO
WHAT IS TABOO?
ta·boo
adjective
Definition:
1. socially or culturally prohibited: forbidden to be used, mentioned, or
approached because of social or cultural rather than legal prohibitions
2. unacceptable: not acceptable or healthful ( humorous )
Sweets and fats are strictly taboo.
3. religion sacred and prohibited: set apart as sacred and at the same
time forbidden to be used
noun (plural ta·boos) (plural ta·bus)
Definition:
1. prohibition: a prohibition or rejection of some types of behavior or
language because they are considered socially unacceptable
2. forbidden behavior: a subject or behavior that is forbidden or
disapproved of because it is considered socially unacceptable
3. religion prohibition on grounds of being sacred: the practice,
especially in some Polynesian societies, of regarding some things, people,
or types of behavior as sacred and therefore forbidden to be used, made
contact with, or engaged in
transitive verb
(past and past participle ta·booed, present participle ta·boo·ing, 3rd
person present singular ta·boos) (past and past participle ta·bued,
present participle ta·bu·ing, 3rd person present singular ta·bus)
Definition:
1. forbid or discourage something: to prohibit or disapprove of some types
of behavior or language because they are considered socially unacceptable
2. religion prohibit something because sacred: to regard some things,
people, or types of behavior as sacred and therefore forbidden to be used,
made contact with, or engaged in
[Late 18th century. < Polynesian tabu]
Previous themes:
ESCAPE (2008)
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