Sacred Cow

What is Sacred Cow?

1.

An almost universally accepted societal value that is almost immune from questioning, often unreasonably so.

Monogamy is one of our society's biggest sacred cows.

See ubiquitous, beyond the pale, Libertine

2.

1. Name given to a person who is politically or ethically beyond reproach or immune to adverse consequences.

"I can't believe Mathilde, she sits there all day surfing the web and doesn't get into trouble with the boss...I check my e-mail and instantaneously I am in trouble. She is totally the sacred cow in this office"

See cow, hindu, office, politics, scapegoat

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