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no jab, no play

no jab, no play phrase: the government policy of permitting or requiring childcare centres or schools to exclude unvaccinated children.

Phrase

no jab, no play

  1. (Australia, informal) The government policy of permitting or requiring childcare centres or schools to exclude unvaccinated children.

Origin of no jab, no play

Play on no hat, no play.

Questions about no jab, no play

What does no jab, no play mean?
No jab, no play means the government policy of permitting or requiring childcare centres or schools to exclude unvaccinated children.
What part of speech is no jab, no play?
No jab, no play is a phrase.

Words near no jab, no play in the dictionary

  1. no host bar
  2. no host bars
  3. no human involved
  4. no hymen, no diamond
  5. no idea
  6. no jab, no play
  7. no Jews, no news
  8. no johns
  9. no joke
  10. no joy
  11. no justice, no peace

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