no-no
Example Sentences
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The biggest no-no: Uploading documents with personal information into a publicly available AI tool.
From MarketWatch
That was a polar bear no-no, but they didn’t have a choice.
From Literature
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“Natural light is the best. I can’t do a dark house. The no-no of no-nos is bad floor plan and flow, and not enough natural light.”
From MarketWatch
“The thing not to do? Don’t be insipid. A little jack lantern on the table — that’s not much of a Halloween gesture. I think you have to sort of go all out,” Stewart told Vogue last year when asked about her biggest Halloween no-no.
From Salon
Telling shoppers their goods are only worth a fraction of what they originally paid for them is also a no-no for brands.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.