plural no-no's or no-nos
1
: something unacceptable or forbidden
2

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Freeways are a no-no for the Grom and its 125cc friends, but on city streets, the light weight, small wheels and zippy motor are highly entertaining, and the Grom is easy to ride. William Roberson, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 And that’s a bit of a no-no. DeBlois: Then Alan stumbled upon a guy named Mark Keali‘i Ho‘omalu, who was a kumu hula — a hula master who was living in the Bay Area. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025 The official scorer, Michael Duca, reversed the ruling between innings, potentially making a controversial scoring change the only thing standing between the local kid throwing a no-no in his hometown ballpark. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 20 May 2025 Welch told reporters that generating a budget plan deviating from whatever House leadership has in mind is a no-no in his caucus. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-no

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First Known Use

circa 1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of no-no was circa 1942

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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-no. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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no-no

noun
ˈnō-ˌnō
plural no-no's or no-nos
: something that is unacceptable or forbidden

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