taboos
/təˈbuːz/
taboos is the plural of taboo.
Meaning of taboo
Noun
taboo (countable and uncountable, plural taboos)
- An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- It is true indeed that a taboo - in order to be a proper taboo - must not rest in the general mind on argument or reason.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 194
- Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.
Words that rhyme with taboos
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- amuse
- bemuse
- choose
- excuse
- misuse
- muse
- ooze
- peruse
- accuse
- booze
- druse
- news
- ruse
- snooze
- suffuse
- transfuse
- who's
- whose
- circumfuse
- cooze
- defuse
- diffuse
- enthuse
- flues
- fuze
- jalouse
- mews
- perfuse
- snooz
- Toulouse
- twos
- yous
- 'scuse
- accrues
- aloos
- bambooze
- blooze
- boos
- boose
- brews
- canoes
- chews
- clews
- clues
- construes
- contuse
- coos
- coups
Questions about taboos
- What is taboos the plural of?
- Taboos is the plural of taboo.
- How do you pronounce taboos?
- Taboos is pronounced /təˈbuːz/.
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