no-name

adj, noun — 2 senses

no-name

adj
1

Lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation; not noteworthy.

  • They went with a no-name shop on the edge of town.
  • A week after we met we were married in a no-name town in the middle of the night by a justice of the peace whose shingle was hanging in front of his house.1999, Barbara Delinsky, chapter 21, in Lake News, Pocket Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 389:
Related terms
nameless

no-name

noun
1

Someone or something lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation.

  • If you hire some no-name for the job, be sure to check references.

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