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Definition of taboo word noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

taboo word

noun
 
/təˈbuː wɜːd/
 
/təˈbuː wɜːrd/
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  1. a word that many people consider offensive or that shocks them, for example because it refers to sex, the body or people’s race
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