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

Examples of no-go in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The civil unrest led to the cancellation of international flights into Haiti, and the country has been declared a no-go zone for charter pilots. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 Those proposals are a no-go with Democrats, and Senate Republicans also largely support funding the government without the policy add-ons. USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 Energy demand usually peaks at night when solar power is inoperable; thus, having a solar-only grid is a no-go. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Last year a group formed – with equal representation from upper and lower – that imagined several teams from each side traveling to the upper and the lower parts of the neighborhood to play, drawing family members and friends into formerly no-go areas to cheer. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2024 The planned ice maze at the Minnesota Ice Festival is also a no-go, as are several other community programs. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2024 Even getting a permit to do the work is often a no-go. Amelia Winger, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024 But late dinners, which tend to start at 10 p.m. and drag on till midnight, are a no-go for him. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024 O’Dowd says that of the 1,926 homes for sale in the 21 Zip Codes the fund is focusing on, only 46 meet their criteria (pools, for example, are a no-go, for insurance, maintenance, and resale purposes). Curbed, 10 Jan. 2024

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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