no-go

or no go

[ noh-goh ]
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adjectiveInformal.
  1. not authorized or approved to proceed; canceled or aborted: The Tuesday space launch is no-go.

  2. not ready to go or proceed.

  1. not functioning properly; inoperative: The ticket machine was no-go.

  2. (of an area) having restricted entry: hazardous no-go zones.

nounInformal.
  1. a plan or idea that is canceled, rejected, or otherwise fails to be realized: We asked to borrow the car, but that was a no-go, so we’ll have to take the bus.

Origin of no-go

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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Other Idioms and Phrases with no-go

no-go

see no dice.

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