Usually means: Taboo or prohibited action, behavior.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word no-no:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. no-no: Merriam-Webster
  2. no-no: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. no-no: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. NO-NO, No-No, No-no, no-no: Wordnik
  5. no-no: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. no-no: Wiktionary
  7. no-no: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. no-no: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. No-no: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. no-no: FreeDictionary.org
  11. no-no: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. no-no: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. no-no: Dictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. NO-NO: Acronym Finder

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. no-no: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. no-no: Urban Dictionary

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Similar:
nono, taboo, no go, no-go, shouldn't, don't, forbidden fruit, prohibitive, what not, unmentionable, more...

Opposite:
yes, affirmation, approval, agreement

Phrases:
No-No Boy, more...



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Similar:
nono, taboo, no go, no-go, shouldn't, don't, forbidden fruit, prohibitive, what not, unmentionable, more...

Opposite:
yes, affirmation, approval, agreement

Phrases:
No-No Boy, more...



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