sin-taxed

adjective

Subject to a sin tax.

Meanings

adjectivesin-taxed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSubject to a sin tax.

    Alongside other sin-taxed thrills (smoking, doping, gambling), most jurisdictions regulate where, when and by whom alcohol may be consumed. As a result, booze brands have long sought to smudge the liminality of drinking “permission” by claiming specific moments: […]

    2022 July 4, Ben Schott, “Is There Anything That Gen Z Won’t Drink?”, in The Washington Post

Origin

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APA

sin-taxed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sin-taxed

MLA

“sin-taxed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sin-taxed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sin-taxed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sin-taxed.

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