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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(colloquial, often childish) 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.
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?
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.
He threw two no-nos in his career.
Use no-no when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
No-no means (colloquial, often childish) Something that is forbidden, prohibited, discouraged or taboo..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include must.
Smoking indoors is becoming a real no-no these days, in many places.
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