the era in US history where the federal government, via constitutional amendment, made a failed attempt to make the United States a dry nation
by fenderstrat21 October 8, 2006
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.
by Jen March 29, 2004
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.
by bumperaitken March 14, 2011
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.
by Nhud9 April 15, 2013
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.
by Bstaff19 February 28, 2011
by Liz420666 October 5, 2004
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."
by ohthree11 March 21, 2010