Block and Taboo

Block

Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Taboo and block are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taboo" instead the word "Block" as a noun or a verb.

Taboo noun - An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion.

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Block and taboo are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead the word "Taboo" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tabooed, tabooing

old	old block	old taboo
similar	similar block	similar taboo
normal	normal block	normal taboo
certain	certain block	certain taboo
Other adjectives: real, massive, big, huge, key, major, traditional, final, different, giant, aforementioned.

In the short story "Almost Perfect" by Lawrence Block, a baseball pitcher named Tommy Willis is pitching a perfect game, and the catcher/narrator explains (after the fact) the taboo of mentioning this.

Source: The Scottish Trope

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