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In some senses, no-no is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
no-no
noun 2
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4ADJ.
becoming, big, huge, real
VERB + NO-NO
commit, smoking
NO-NO + NOUN
d, days, hospitals, mathematics
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.
Smoking indoors is becoming a real no-no these days, in many places.
Mr. UDALL. Madam Chairman, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bingham), is wrong in his supposition that the use of a picture is to be prohibited on a newsletter. Let me make some legislative history. The masthead or the heading of a newsletter with a picture of the Member is intended to be approved. As a matter of fact, in this language we turned it around. These no-noes are taken out of the old Post Office Manual, where they had over the years compiled a list of things one could or could not do, and pictures, except to illustrate text, used to be under the prohibitions.
2
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.
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Smoking indoors is becoming a real no-no these days, in many places.
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Mr. UDALL. Madam Chairman, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Bingham), is wrong in his supposition that the use of a picture is to be prohibited on a newsletter. Let me make some legislative history. T
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And a person of integrity observes all the good sportsmanship rules toward a beaten opponent. Integrity recognizes the integrity of other persons. To do otherwise would be to commit a no-no. And you d
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Division by zero is a big no-no in mathematics.
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That's a no-no.
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Smoking is a no-no in hospitals.
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