Prohibition
the era in US history where the federal government, via constitutional amendment, made a failed attempt to make the United States a dry nation
During Prohibition, you were not permitted to have booze at any age.
prohibited
Things which you are not supposed to do, but choose to do.
I did not plan to do something so prohibited in a rented cadillac, but sometimes a chance stumbles into your life and you just have to go with it.
Prohibitatively
Term used in the legal world to describe the price of Apple products, especially tablet based computers that are otherwise irresistable to normal everyday consumers.
Wow I want that Ipad, even if it is prohibitatively expensive
Home Prohibition
The act in which a substance such as Alcohol is banned from a household, by a family member or group of family members, after a event or
series of events that resulted in a negative outcome in which the substance is blamed.
series of events that resulted in a negative outcome in which the substance is blamed.
Steve : Hey guys lets go to Bobs tonight for drinks!
John: No we can't! Bob's Dad got drunk and destroyed the house and his Mom declared a Home Prohibition.
John: No we can't! Bob's Dad got drunk and destroyed the house and his Mom declared a Home Prohibition.
Prohibition Intermission
A period of time at a party where everyone stops partying to hide all of the alcohol for fear that cops or parents have showed up.
John: Hey, why is everyone hiding all the booze?
Jake: Prohibition intermission man, they saw a cop drive by.
Jake: Prohibition intermission man, they saw a cop drive by.
marijuana prohibition
It is something that still doesn't work.
Liz:Pass the bong.
Tom:What about marijuana prohibition?
Liz:What the fuck is that?
Tom:What about marijuana prohibition?
Liz:What the fuck is that?
labor-prohibitive
An argument for the decision to discontinue further action based on a personal determination that too much effort is required to complete a task or enterprise.
Jerry-- "I couldn't stand college... I considered a B.S. as labor-prohibitive... I settled for a B.A. in general studies and was glad to be out in five."