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were verboten
adjective
Forbidden, prohibited
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But Harry Potter and his ilk were verboten.
The rest of us stole illicit sips from our water bottles and took breaks as discreetly as possible because they were verboten.
Children's games and toys were verboten; their clothes, when strictly necessary, would be second-hand, but their shoes could be new.
But just as those golf shoes, with their treacherous metal spikes, were verboten inside the clubhouse, the kiltie itself almost never appeared other than on golf shoes.
They learned quickly, however, that many people in and out of the sports world felt social issues were verboten for athletes.
It wasn't all that long ago that such seemingly chaste styles as sleeveless dresses and open-toe shoes were verboten in most offices.
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Hot drinks are verboten.
Anachronism was verboten.
Gum is verboten.
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