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forbidden to be patronized, frequented, used, etc., by certain persons: The tavern is off-limits to soldiers.
Origin:
1950–55, Americanism
1950–55, Americanism
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Off-limits
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
off-limits
OED says first attested 1952, in a U.S. military (Korean War) sense, but almost certainly from WWII (cf. Bill Mauldin cartoons), if not WWI.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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