verboten

[ ver-boht-n; German fer-boht-n ]

/ vərˈboʊt n; German fɛrˈboʊt n /

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adjective

forbidden, as by law; prohibited.

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Origin of verboten

1910–15; < German: past participle of verbieten to forbid

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Examples from the Web for verboten

He shows us the hypocrisy where in some contexts these very words are socially acceptable and at other times they are verboten.
Why George Carlin Deserves His Own Street|Kevin Bartini|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For the right-wing base and its institutional supporters, concessions are verboten.
Tea Party Republicans: The Biggest Sore Winners in Washington|Jamelle Bouie|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Now, none of them spells out the verboten words anywhere that I can see.
Dear Editors: Ban ‘Redskins’|Michael Tomasky|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In all that time, probably the only thing we have agreed upon is this: sleeping with patients is verboten.
Scott DesJarlais Crossed the Line by Having Sex With Patients|Kent Sepkowitz|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Romney comes from the party where raising one cent of taxes is verboten.
Romney’s Big Tax Bluff: Why It Will Haunt Him|Michael Tomasky|July 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Not even a crowd of five persons might gather to watch the military pageant; it was verboten.
The Day of Wrath|Louis Tracy
In half an hour I got very bored, for I had nothing to read and my pipe was verboten.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
I had some experience at Dresden of the dangers of “Verboten.”
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
This, if you will trust us, will do more real good than anything the faculty can do in the way of verboten.
Radio Boys Loyalty|Wayne Whipple
The old man said he was very sorry, but it was absolutely "verboten," but he assured me that the prisoners were well treated.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans

British Dictionary definitions for verboten

verboten

/ German (fɛrˈboːtən) /

adjective

forbidden; prohibited

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Word Origin and History for verboten

verboten

adj.

German, literally "forbidden" (see forbid).

verboten

adjective

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verboten

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