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no-no colloq. (orig. U.S.).|ˈnəʊnəʊ|
[Redupl. no n.]
Something that must not be done, used, etc.; something that is forbidden, impossible, or not acceptable; a failure.
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §310/1 No-no,..something that should not be done. 1968Washington Post 30 Sept. A. 20/2 What she was doing was a no-no, the protectors of our health announced... She must stop baking things for sale. 1970Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 25 Oct. 16/3 Colonial Secretary Young at Victoria had to remind them that the Admiralty timber reserve was a ‘no-no’. 1972New Yorker 17 June 29/1 Our people in Accounting tell me that cash payments are a no-no. 1972Observer 17 Sept. 34/8 Nationwide..has my strict instructions never to touch the subject of rock music again: its piece on Bob Dylan was a total no-no. 1975Sunday Advocate-News (Barbados) 15 June 3/1 Plants that require a great deal of moisture are no-noes unless you have your own well. |