: being an area into which entry is forbidden or dangerous
no-go tourist areas

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Fibrous veggies Celery, artichokes, rhubarb, corn husks, edamame pods, and kale are all no-go foods for a garbage disposal. Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024 As for other types of materials that are usually a no-go? Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024 The cathedral attracted millions of worshipers and visitors annually before the April 15, 2019, fire forced its closure and turned the monument in the heart of Paris into a no-go zone except to artisans, architects and others mobilized for the reconstruction. Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024 And this year, the entire front of The Mirage is a no-go. Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no-go 

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of no-go was in 1971

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“No-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-go. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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