verboten
[ver-boht-n; German fer-boht-n]
- forbidden, as by law; prohibited.
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Origin of verboten
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Contemporary Examples
He shows us the hypocrisy where in some contexts these very words are socially acceptable and at other times they are verboten.
For the right-wing base and its institutional supporters, concessions are verboten.
Now, none of them spells out the verboten words anywhere that I can see.
In all that time, probably the only thing we have agreed upon is this: sleeping with patients is verboten.
Romney comes from the party where raising one cent of taxes is verboten.
Historical Examples
Then, with gestures which could not be mistaken he repeated gruffly, “Verboten.”
The Island MysteryGeorge A. Birmingham
"But to eat before mess, it is verboten," declared the guide.
Boy Scouts Mysterious SignalG. Harvey Ralphson
It is verboten for children and nurse girls to occupy all the benches in the parks.
Germany in War TimeMary Ethel McAuley
It is verboten to sell short weights, and for this the punishment is severe.
Germany in War TimeMary Ethel McAuley
It is verboten for you to play your piano in an apartment after ten o'clock at night.
Germany in War TimeMary Ethel McAuley
verboten
- forbidden; prohibited
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Word Origin and History for verboten
adj.
German, literally "forbidden" (see forbid).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper