no-no
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no-no
(nō′nō′)n. pl. no-noes Informal
1. Something unacceptable or impermissible: "Even though his company wasn't the one involved in the case, what he did is considered a definite no-no" (Mike Royko).
2. A social blunder; a faux pas.
3. Baseball A game in which a pitcher allows no hits and no runs.
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no′-no`
n., pl. -nos, -no's.
Informal. anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe.
[1940–45]
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[ˈnəʊnəʊ] N that's a no-no (= undesirable) → eso no se hace; (= not an option) → no existe tal posibilidadCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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