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noun
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a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.
2.
a person who purchases an admission ticket and doesn't use it.
3.
any absentee.
adjective
4.
not appearing as scheduled or expected.
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No-show
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| no-show | |
| —n | |
| a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it | |
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Word Origin & History
no-show
"someone who fails to keep an appointment," 1941 (see show (v.)), originally airline jargon.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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