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

How to use no-show in a sentence

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
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As soon as this attack [happened], Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.
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Earlier this week, Huckabee ended his Fox News talk show so he could spend time mulling another bid for the Republican nomination.
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None other would dare to show herself unveiled to a stranger, and a white man at that.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
I shall show how it is possible thus to prolong life to the term set by God.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Not only do children thus of themselves extend the scope of our commands, they show a disposition to make rules for themselves.
Children's Ways|James Sully
He called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
If any one has lost his temper, as well as his money, he takes good care not to show it; to do so here would be indeed bad form.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

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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no-show

Origin of no-show

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