no-no

See also nono, and ñoño

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊnəʊ

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Noun

no-no (plural no-nos)

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

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

2. (baseball, 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

• (something forbidden, ...): must

Anagrams

• noon