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no no

no no is the alternative form of no-no.

Interjection

  1. Used to fervently deny something.
    • No no, you got me all wrong!
  2. Response to ahoy if no officer is in the boat.

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.

Forms of no no

pluralno nos

Questions about no no

What does no no mean?
No no means used to fervently deny something.
What is no no the alternative form of?
No no is the alternative form of no-no.
What part of speech is no no?
No no is an interjection.

Words near no no in the dictionary

  1. no mores
  2. no más
  3. no names, no pack drill
  4. no need
  5. no news is good news
  6. no no
  7. no nos
  8. no notes
  9. no nothing
  10. No Nut November
  11. No Nut Novembers

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