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no means no

no means no interjection: categorically no. (in response to an offer or a request, with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive).

Interjection

  1. (emphatic) Categorically no. (in response to an offer or a request, with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive).

Questions about no means no

What does no means no mean?
No means no means categorically no. (in response to an offer or a request, with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive).
What part of speech is no means no?
No means no is an interjection.

Words near no means no in the dictionary

  1. no matter that
  2. no matter what
  3. no me gusta
  4. no mean feat
  5. no mean feats
  6. no means no
  7. no mill, no meal
  8. no money, no honey
  9. no more
  10. no more Mister Nice Guy
  11. no more Mr Nice Guy

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