verboten
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of verboten
First recorded in 1910–15; from German: past participle of verbieten “to prohibit, forbid”; forbid
Example Sentences
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So for our purposes, such tax rises are clearly verboten.
From BBC
Things like smelly aftershave, essential oils, lotions and soaps would be verboten.
From Seattle Times
Inspired in part by research gleaned from a verboten American source, she’s figured out how to amplify their signal exponentially by bouncing it off the sun, which will effectively turbo-boost it.
From New York Times
You can wander there, but the rides are verboten.
From New York Times
Transferring within a conference was once verboten, but that is no longer the case.
From Seattle Times
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