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

First recorded in 1910–15; from German: past participle of verbieten “to prohibit, forbid”; see forbid

Words nearby verboten

verbify, verbigeration, verbing, verbose, verbosity, verboten, verb phrase, verb. sap., verbum sap, Vercelli, Vercelli Book

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How to use verboten in a sentence

Relationships with customers are “pretty verboten, but I did come close one time.”
Is Glenn Shephard, the ‘Below Deck Sailing Yacht’ Captain, the Nicest Guy on Reality TV?|Tim Teeman|May 14, 2021|The Daily Beast
Choke collars, shock collars, even the word no are all-but-verboten.
How Science is Revolutionizing the World of Dog Training|Winston Ross|August 25, 2020|Time
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
But Hasan grew a beard sometime after his arrest on Nov. 5, 2009, and in the U.S. military, beards are mostly verboten.
The Beard Alleged Fort Hood Killer Nidal Hasan Wouldn’t Shave|Winston Ross|December 5, 2012|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
Else the earth will be ruled by the German bayonet and natural living will be verboten.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II|Burton J. Hendrick
Opposite us the Aire was dammed to form a pool, alongside which was a sign, “Schwimmung verboten”.
Battery E in France|Frederic R. Kilner
It is verboten even to think of a white shirt until the Bosch hangs out the tail of his.
Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
You will be quite safe in assuming that anything you yearn for just now ist strengstens polizeilich verboten.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914|Various
It is verboten to employ a man until he is old and then to throw him out and give his place to a younger man.
Germany in War Time|Mary Ethel McAuley

British Dictionary definitions for verboten

verboten

/ German (fɛrˈboːtən) /

adjective

forbidden; prohibited

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