verboten
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of verboten
First recorded in 1910–15; from German: past participle of verbieten “to prohibit, forbid”; forbid
Example Sentences
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Bipartisanship isn’t merely difficult in Washington — it’s verboten, according to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
From Washington Times
Working out was once verboten, because doing what archetypical jocks were doing was inherently understood as a betrayal of the skateboarding lifestyle.
From New York Times
Even better than the FTC mapping out verboten conduct that federal law allows, however, would be for federal law to stop allowing it.
From Washington Post
If we simply make words verboten or taboo, we miss the opportunity to understand that we have the power to change the relationship between gender and language.
From Washington Post
Just as opposition to the war was stifled at the time, criticism in history books was verboten.
From New York Times
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