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no-no

[noh-noh]
–noun, plural -nos, -no's. Informal.
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism; redupl. of no 1
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no-no   (nō'nō')   
n.   pl. no-noes Informal
  1. Something unacceptable or impermissible: "Even though his company wasn't the one involved in the case, what he did is considered a definite no-no" (Mike Royko).

  2. A social blunder; a faux pas.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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no-no [ˈnono]

  1. n.
    something that is not (to be) done. (Essentially juvenile.) : She seems to delight in doing all the no-nos.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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