Taboo Cards (Intermediate-Advanced)

Taboo is a word guessing game by Hasbro. A player chooses a card and has to make his partners guess the word on the card without saying the “taboo” words listed below the word. For example, someone may have to make his partners guess the word “pool” without saying the words “swim,” “water,” or “bathing suit.” Below are some Taboo cards suitable for intermediate/advanced English students.

Also see:
Taboo Cards (beginner-intermediate)
Business English Taboo Cards

thrifty cheap spend money stingy	double twice number triple amount	tragedy terrible sad victim disaster
lawn grass mow green yard	arrest jail criminal police handcuffs	educate child teach learn school
myth Greek legend history culture	measurement unit height distance length	prescription doctor paper medicine pharmacy
grave bury cemetery dig funeral	makeup women lipstick pretty put on	hunt deer gun woods food
surgeon doctor surgery operation hospital	suburb city outside quiet live	minimum maximum lowest wage amount
sacred holy religious blessed cow	warrior soldier war attack battle	retired work relax old pension
survey ask questions opinion fill out	corruption politician bribe government scandal	hook fishing metal sharp bait
ankle sprain leg foot break	steep climb mountain hill angle	spread disease virus infection prevent
cooperate together everyone unite work	sacrifice human kill ritual blood	bubble gum soap blow pop
jaw mouth teeth bones chew	sail ship boat ocean wind	tropical hot storm island exotic
mushroom white eat fungus sauce	workout gym weight train exercise	chew gum food eat teeth
fragile delicate break glass careful	mansion house home live expensive	crowd people many herd street
spit mouth saliva liquid tobacco	hike walk woods mountain backpack	dinosaur giant extinct lizard Barney
polite nice smile manners friendly	fried chicken cook food oil	jail prison criminals bars arrest
cigar Cuban smoke tobacco cigarette	sip drink taste mouth try	torture prisoner information pain guard
nun Catholic woman priest sister	owl night bird hoot tree	lottery win money ticket gambling
click mouse select tap noise	hammer nail swing build tool	coconut fruit oil white milk
syrup pancakes sweet maple butter	tornado storm wind damage hurricane	float boat water surface top
pearl oyster white jewelry diver	allergy sneeze itch spring season	pirate ship Caribbean Johnny Depp Captain Hook
shovel dig hole shed snow	cash money check payment dollar	diaper Pampers Huggies change baby
adult child grown up responsibilities mature	wink eye close look blink	imported exported foreign expensive product
hen rooster chicken farm eggs	mustache hair beard lip shave	microwave heat food fast cook
grill barbecue cook fire meat	drummer Ringo beat sticks band	toast bread butter breakfast jelly
chart graph numbers visual data	pajamas bed night sleepover clothes	barber haircut shave scissors hairdresser
barefoot shoes socks summer beach	donkey gray cart stubborn ride	blizzard snow cold weather storm

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