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no comment

no comment phrase: an official refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer.

Phrase

no comment

  1. (idiomatic) An official refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer.
    • The district attorney said, "No comment," when the reporter asked if he knew the identity of the murder suspect, for fear that the culprit might be a flight risk.
  2. (idiomatic, sarcastic) A refusal to make the obvious impolite retort.
    • Wrex: And Shepard--I like what you've done with the Normandy. Got tired of always hanging around the cargo bay before.
      Wrex: I still don't have a window like Liara does... but maybe that's because I don't kiss as well. [laughter]
      Shepard: No comment.
      Wrex: Yeah [laughter]... I missed this place.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2

no comment meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

no comment in Arabic

"official" refusal to relay any further information
لا تعليق
refusal to say the obvious impolite retort
لا تعليق

no comment in Vietnamese

refusal to say the obvious impolite retort
miễn bàn

Questions about no comment

What does no comment mean?
No comment means an official refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer.
What is no comment in Arabic?
No comment in Arabic is لا تعليق. See No comment meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is no comment?
No comment is a phrase.

Words near no comment in the dictionary

  1. no chill
  2. no cigar
  3. no claims bonus
  4. no claims bonuses
  5. no clue
  6. no comment
  7. no comparison
  8. no complies
  9. no comply
  10. no complys
  11. no contact, no contract

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