The Clue
Major no-no (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TABOO
Tags
Notes
The answer TABOO is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
Related Clues
Ban
Banned
Forbidden
Impermissible
Inviolable
Prohibit
Prohibited
Prohibition
Proscribed
Verboten
Conventional prohibition
No-no
Off-limits
Social prohibition
Social restraint
Don't do it
Group no-no
It's a no-no
It's nothing to speak of
Just not done
Like cannibalism, e.g.
Pork, to a Jew, e.g.
See circled letters
Thou-shalt-not
Something not to talk about
Definition
TABOO as a noun:
1. (taboo, tabu) = a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
2. (taboo, tabu) = an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
TABOO as a verb:
1. declare as sacred and forbidden
TABOO as an adjective:
1. (forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten) = excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
2. (taboo, tabu) = forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands