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{adj: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten} excluded from use or mention
"forbidden fruit"
"in our house dancing and playing cards were out"
"a taboo subject"

{adj: taboo, tabu} forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

{n: taboo, tabu} a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

{n: taboo, tabu} an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

{n: unlawful carnal knowledge, criminal congress} forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals

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