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no go

no go is the alternative form of no-go.

Meaning of no-go

Adjective

no-go (not comparable)

  1. Not functioning properly.
  2. Not to be entered.
    • They lived in a no-go part of the ghetto.
  3. That should not go (i.e., enter or engage) if the size of the part being measured is properly achieved.
    • no-go gauge

See all 4 meanings of no-go

Noun

no go (plural no gos or no goes)

  1. (US, informal, slang) Something which should not or cannot be done.

Forms of no go

Adjective
alternative formno-go
Noun
pluralno gos
pluralno goes

Questions about no go

What does no go mean?
No go means something which should not or cannot be done.
What is no go the alternative form of?
No go is the alternative form of no-go.
What part of speech is no go?
No go is a noun.
What is the plural of no go?
The plural of no go is no gos.

Words near no go in the dictionary

  1. no further action
  2. no fuss, no muss
  3. no gain without pain
  4. no glove no love
  5. no glove, no love
  6. no go
  7. no goes
  8. no good
  9. no good ass
  10. no good asses
  11. no good deed ever goes unpunished

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