no-show
[noh-shoh]
- a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.
- a person who purchases an admission ticket and doesn't use it.
- any absentee.
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- not appearing as scheduled or expected.
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Origin of no-show
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Contemporary Examples
Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.
The next day, with about a dozen reporters lurking in the Legislative Building, Brooks was a no-show at his own news conference.
And Johnny Depp, proclaimed a style icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was a no-show.
But Hilltop was running out of money to pay Young for the no-show job.
She had expected to be seated next to Rudolf Nureyev but the dancer was a no-show.
no-show
- a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it
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Word Origin and History for no-show
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