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no-show

[ noh-shoh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

no-show

a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it

Origin of no-show¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; no ² + show

Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.

The next day, with about a dozen reporters lurking in the Legislative Building, Brooks was a no-show at his own news conference.

The only really prominent no-show was cyclist Lance Armstrong.

And Johnny Depp, proclaimed a style icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was a no-show.

But Hilltop was running out of money to pay Young for the no-show job.

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