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Definition of a no-no

no-no

noun

  • something that shouldn't be done.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

    Citation from "Chapter 9", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 3 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

  • female genitalia, describing both the vulva and vagina. Her mother would not approve of the way she enthusiastically played with her no-no, but this didn't bother Heather one bit.

    Last edited on Apr 02 2015. Submitted by Anonymous from Asheville, NC, USA on Apr 02 2015.

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Definitions include: "don't have any".
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