sacred cow

Noun

 * 1)  Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely.
 * 2) * 1967, Paul Krassner, The Realist, issue 74, May 1967, front page tagline:
 * Irreverence is our only sacred cow.
 * Irreverence is our only sacred cow.



Translations

 * Danish: hellig ko
 * Finnish: pyhä lehmä
 * French: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: szent tehén
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: vaca sagrada
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: vaca sagrada
 * Swedish: helig ko