Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Something unacceptable or impermissible.
- noun A social blunder; a faux pas.
- noun Baseball A game in which a pitcher allows no hits and no runs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun informal Something improper, unethical, inadvisable, or illegal.
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- noun colloquial Something that is
forbidden ,prohibited ,discouraged ortaboo . - noun baseball, colloquial A
no-hitter ; a game in which no batter on one of the teams got ahit .
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Examples
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Even information about the swimsuit is a no-no in Saudi Arabia, where a vigilant government blocks Western websites displaying or advertising the sale of bikinis.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Even information about the swimsuit is a no-no in Saudi Arabia, where a vigilant government blocks Western websites displaying or advertising the sale of bikinis.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Burmudas, black knee socks and wing-tips are my only no-no
Page 2 2009
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And forget drinking, that's a no-no, something about the ingredients in booze that could compromise my already weakened immune system.
Nikki Luongo: Expect the Unexpected Nikki Luongo 2011
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I and my tourist companions in a van were nearly lynched in Nairobi in 1969 when some idiot tourist took a photograph of people in a busy market in that city one day; a no-no in any sensible person´s book.
Safety in lakeside 2009
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Do you have a suggestion for our list of Twitter no-no's?
What Not To Post On Twitter: 11 Things Your Tweeps Don't Need To Know 2011
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If we just had a private plane for our personal pleasure, that would be a big no-no.
Corporate Jet Set: Leisure vs. Business Mark Maremont 2011
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And forget drinking, that's a no-no, something about the ingredients in booze that could compromise my already weakened immune system.
Nikki Luongo: Expect the Unexpected Nikki Luongo 2011
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Had he been able to finish off another no-no, Verlander would have become just the sixth player in baseball history to throw three or more no-hitters, and yet he still would have only been 43% of the way to matching Ryan's mark.
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Some brands are taking great pains to ease men into the idea of tucking a short-sleeve woven shirt in pants, previously a fashion no-no.
Stylish Guys Steal Short Sleeves From Nerds Ray A. Smith 2011
jmjarmstrong commented on the word no-no
JM thinks double negatives are a no-no.
May 31, 2011
bilby commented on the word no-no
No-no is not a double negative in the conventional sense. Ain't you never seen one o' those?
May 31, 2011