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verboten

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

adjective

  1. forbidden, as by law; prohibited.


verboten

/ ɛˈːə /

adjective

  1. forbidden; prohibited
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verboten1

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

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“DEI” may be a verboten term in the current presidential administration, but at Santa Monica’s second Bergamot Comedy Festival, it’s a mandate.

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So for our purposes, such tax rises are clearly verboten.

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Hard-liners could argue that anything shipped to an abortion clinic to help it operate could be verboten, even latex gloves.

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Things like smelly aftershave, essential oils, lotions and soaps would be verboten.

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Inspired in part by research gleaned from a verboten American source, she’s figured out how to amplify their signal exponentially by bouncing it off the sun, which will effectively turbo-boost it.

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