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no-look

no-look adjective: done without looking [at the target], typically for misdirection or as showboating.

Adjective

no-look (not comparable)

  1. Done without looking [at the target], typically for misdirection or as showboating.
    • Strikers like to give goalkeepers when they are through on goal, looking in the direction of one corner and then stroking the ball into the opposite side – Stewart Downing’s goal against Hull City last month is a good example – and the same principle can be applied to the no-look pass.2015 March 6, Jacob Steinberg, “The Joy of Six: no-look football passes”, in The Guardian
    • Terry brings the detectives into the briefing room to instruct them on how to act at "adult parties." Jake jokes that those are usually referred to as orgies. He then states, "No-look five," and he and Charles share a high five without eye contact.2015, Janieretlaw, “No-Look Five”, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine Wiki

Questions about no-look

What does no-look mean?
No-look means done without looking [at the target], typically for misdirection or as showboating.
What part of speech is no-look?
No-look is an adjective.

Words near no-look in the dictionary

  1. no-load fund
  2. no-load funds
  3. no-loads
  4. no-lone zone
  5. no-lone zones
  6. no-look
  7. no-lose
  8. no-man
  9. no-man's land
  10. no-man's lands
  11. no-man's-land

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