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no-goer

no-goer noun: something that has no chance of success; a non-starter.

Noun

no-goer (plural no-goers)

  1. (informal) Something that has no chance of success; a non-starter
    • Ellie Hambling, from HeartCare Cardiac Support Group, said: 'It would absolutely ruin your heart. It’s a no-goer I'm afraid.'2012, Kerry McQueeney, 230 calories a minute for 26 minutes: Hungry diner takes café challenge and polishes off gut-busting 6,000-calorie breakfast in record time (in Mail Online, 7 February 2012)
    • It was a no-goer. 'Boss.' 'I'm listening Riz. Your call.' 'Tell them no way. Tell them it's too late.2014, Charlie Flowers, Battle Come Down, →ISBN, page 86

Forms of no-goer

pluralno-goers

Questions about no-goer

What does no-goer mean?
No-goer means something that has no chance of success; a non-starter.
What part of speech is no-goer?
No-goer is a noun.
What is the plural of no-goer?
The plural of no-goer is no-goers.

Words near no-goer in the dictionary

  1. no-go
  2. no-go pill
  3. no-go pills
  4. no-go theorem
  5. no-go theorems
  6. no-goer
  7. no-goers
  8. no-goes
  9. no-good
  10. no-good ass
  11. no-good asses

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