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taboo
US /təˈbu, tæ-/
・UK /təˈbu:/
B2
adj.AdjectiveNot being accepted by customs or society
It is taboo to ask someone how much money they make
v.t.Transitive VerbTo not allow something
It is taboo to talk about religion at work
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- The use-mention distinction is helpful when we talk about sensitive or taboo words, because we have to use them in order to talk about them.
The use-mention distinction is helpful when we talk about sensitive or taboo words, because we have to use them in order to talk about them.
- And there are many kinds of taboo words.
And there are many kinds of taboo words.
Asking People in Brighton HOW MUCH MONEY They Earn | Easy English 184
- I wanted to know what people do to make a living in the UK, how they train for that job, if they even have a university degree, what advice they have for getting on the job market, and also the taboo question, how much do they make?
I wanted to know what people do to make a living in the UK, how they train for that job, if they even have a university degree, what advice they have for getting on the job market, and also the taboo question, how much do they make?
- also the taboo question: how much do they make?
also the taboo question: how much do they make?
One Dating Taboo in My Country? 50 Countries Share
- Almost everyone in Jamaica has some form of religion, so it's taboo if you date someone that doesn't.
Almost everyone in Jamaica has some form of religion, so it's taboo if you date someone that doesn't.
- Living with your partner before getting married is definitely still a taboo.
Living with your partner before getting married is definitely still a taboo.
South Korea Is Everything Wrong With Society
- She would even openly talk about subjects that are taboo in South Korean culture, like mental health or even romance.
She would even openly talk about subjects that are taboo in South Korean culture, like mental health or even romance.
- She would even openly talk about subjects that are taboo in South Korean culture, like mental health or even romance.
She would even openly talk about subjects that are taboo in South Korean culture, like mental health or even romance.
Meeting Someone for the First Time? Don’t Ask About Their Job | Your Money Briefing | WSJ
- But when did it become taboo to ask someone right off the bat?
But when did it become taboo to ask someone right off the bat?
- I don't think it is taboo; I think it's still a part of us.
I don't think it is taboo; I think it's still a part of us.
10 Reasons NOT to MOVE to JAPAN
- if there's noise in the house or garbage is recycled the wrong way, which is also a big taboo or maybe you're a bicycle or a bicycle's parked in the wrong way, people and your landlord might be tempted to think that it's you because you might be the only foreigner in that housing block.
if there's noise in the house or garbage is recycled the wrong way, which is also a big taboo or maybe you're a bicycle or a bicycle's parked in the wrong way, people and your landlord might be tempted to think that it's you because you might be the only foreigner in that housing block.
- If there's noise in the house or garbage is recycled the wrong way, which is also a big taboo, or maybe you have a bicycle or e-bicycles parked in the wrong way, people and your landlord might be tempted to think that it's you because you might be the only foreigner in that housing block.
If there's noise in the house or garbage is recycled the wrong way, which is also a big taboo, or maybe you have a bicycle or e-bicycles parked in the wrong way, people and your landlord might be tempted to think that it's you because you might be the only foreigner in that housing block.
當你擁抱失敗，美好的事情終會到來 ► 康納 Conan O'Brien 大學演講 （中英字幕）
- I'd like to end my address by breaking a taboo and quoting myself from 17 months ago, at the end of my final program with NBC, just before signing off, I said, work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.
I'd like to end my address by breaking a taboo and quoting myself from 17 months ago, at the end of my final program with NBC, just before signing off, I said, work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.
Top 10 "Dirty" Facts About PORN
- viewing it, which goes toward showing just
how taboo the notion of women watching the
viewing it, which goes toward showing just how taboo the notion of women watching the
Indians React To Surpassing China As The Most Populous Country In The World | Street Interview
- The taboo about talking about this situation, that is one of the issues.
The taboo about talking about this situation, that is one of the issues.
What's the point of the menopause? | BBC Ideas
- Menopause shouldn't be taboo or a dirty word, so maybe what really needs to evolve now is society's attitudes.
Menopause shouldn't be taboo or a dirty word, so maybe what really needs to evolve now is society's attitudes.
- Menopause shouldn't be taboo or a dirty word.
Menopause shouldn't be taboo or a dirty word.