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noa

American  
[noh-uh] / ˈnoʊ ə /

adjective

  1. (among the Polynesians and other peoples of the South Pacific) not set apart as sacred or affected by any ban; available for general use; not taboo.

  2. Linguistics. a non-taboo substitute used in place of a word or phrase that is taboo.


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Two lines: We want noa taxes on food, lad, nor on clothes nor shoes nor light; Tha's a better plan ner that, Ben, for keeping t'home fires bright.

From Time Magazine Archive

Quem nao tem visto Lisboa, noa tem know what beauty is.*

From Time Magazine Archive

But ahr Sarah said, ‘This is noa place for me, Leych, an’ ahm net bahn ta stop; soa tha may as weel come.’”

From Adventures and Recollections by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

E Ku, e hoolei la! 30A ua noa!

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

Noa, noa, right bean’t asheamed, goo where ur wool. 

From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Richard Harris

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