No-no

Quick meaning: No-no is a noun meaning (colloquial, often childish) Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.

Meaning

(colloquial, often childish) Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo.

More Meanings

1. (baseball, colloquial) A no-hitter; a game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.

Example Sentences

He threw two no-nos in his career.

Smoking indoors is becoming a real no-no these days, in many places.

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.

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?

Word Forms

• no-nos
• no-noes

Antonyms for no-no

Common opposites include must.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include not, taboo, pity, mercy, nono, no go.

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