taboo

(n) - If you commit a taboo, you do somthing that other people consider to be wrong.
(adj) - Something that is considered taboo is bad and is just not done.

• Synonyms: not allowed, forbidden, wrong, off-limits
• Antonyms: ok, acceptable, allowed
• Etymology: 1777 English, this word was first recorded in Captain James Cook's "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean," meaning "forbidden, unclean or cursed." This word is explained in some English sources as being from the Tongan (Polynesian language of the island of Tonga) word ta-bu meaning "sacred," which comes from ta meaning "mark" + bu meaning "especially."

• Example: A taboo subject, word, or activity is one that people avoid because it may be offensive or embarrassing.

Have you ever played the game Taboo?

 The objective of the game is for you to have a partner guess the word on the card without using the taboo word itself or without saying the five other words listed on the card!

Click here or on the image below to try it!