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no-show

[ noh-shoh ]
/ ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ /
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noun

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.

adjective

not appearing as scheduled or expected.

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Origin of no-show

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; no2 + show

Words nearby no-show

nosh, nosher, nosherei, noshery, no shit, no-show, nosh-up, no-side, nosing, no sir, no skin off one's nose
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Words related to no-show

away, removed, vanished, missing, defector, escapee, criminal, lawbreaker, ghost, gone, hooky, malingerer, delinquent, deserter, shirker, runaway, renegade, maroon, refugee, absconder

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British Dictionary definitions for no-show

no-show

noun

a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it
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