no no
intj1
Used to fervently deny something.
- No no, you got me all wrong!
no-no
nounalso spelled no-no1
Childish, Colloquial, Often 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.1973, Franking Privilege for Members of Congress: Public Law 93-191 (Effective December 18, 1973): A Compilation of Legislative History, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 63:
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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 don’t want to go around committing no-noes, do you?1975, William Nesmith, Congratulations, Graduate!, Thomas Nelson, Inc., →ISBN, page 62:
- Countless issues arise in family life every day, from the litany of no-noes showered on the toddler, to calling the preschooler in for his lunch.1975, James H. Ryan, Pablum, Parents & Pandemonium: Glimpses of a Pediatrician’s World, New York, N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, →ISBN, page 254:
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Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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.
- Antonyms
- must
- Related terms
- no-no boy, no-no square