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no-nos

no-nos is the plural of no-no.

Meaning of no-no

Noun

no-no (plural no-nos or no-noes)

  1. (childish, colloquial, often) Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.
    • Smoking indoors is becoming a real no-no these days, in many places.
  2. (colloquial) A no-hitter; a game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.
    • He threw two no-nos in his career.

Questions about no-nos

What is no-nos the plural of?
No-nos is the plural of no-no.

Words near no-nos in the dictionary

  1. no-no spots
  2. no-no square
  3. no-noes
  4. no-nonsense
  5. no-nonsensely
  6. no-nos
  7. no-one
  8. no-op
  9. no-ops
  10. no-par
  11. no-planer

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