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noun
noun, orig US

Something that must not be done, used, etc.; something forbidden, impossible, or not acceptable; a failure. (1942 —) .
Sunday Advocate-News (Barbados): Plants that require a great deal of moisture are no-noes unless you have your own well (1975).

[Reduplication of no noun.]

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See words rhyming with "no-no."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forbud

Nederlands (Dutch)
taboe, onacceptabel/ -mogelijk

Français (French)
n. - ça ne se fait pas

Deutsch (German)
n. - unmögliche od. nicht akzeptable Sache

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αδύνατο πράγμα, ανεπίτρεπτο πράγμα, απαγορευμένο

Italiano (Italian)
inaccettabile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coisa (f) proibida ou não recomendável

Русский (Russian)
(так) дело не пойдет

Español (Spanish)
n. - inaceptable, imposible

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förbud

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不可作之事, 禁忌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不可作之事, 禁忌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 금지사항

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - だめよっ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء محظور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעשה אסור, דבר בלתי-אפשרי‬

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