noun
                                                a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
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                                                an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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                                                adjective
                                                forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
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                                                adjective
                                                excluded from use or mention
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                                                                                                        - forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject