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beyond the pale

In words on 29 October 2006 tagged pale, quote, words with no comments

Defined: Outside the bounds of morality, good behavior or judgment; unacceptable. The noun pale, from the Latin palum, meant “a stake for fences” or “a fence made from such stakes.” By extension it came to be used for an area confined by a fence and for any boundary, limit, or restriction, both of these meanings [...]