plural no-no's or no-nos
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: something unacceptable or forbidden
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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.
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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
In Hollywood, naked navels were a no-no and specifically outlawed by the censorious Hays Code that policed the studios until 1968.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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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
In Hollywood, naked navels were a no-no and specifically outlawed by the censorious Hays Code that policed the studios until 1968.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-no. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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