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

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Were there any restrictions at all or any areas that were no-go zones? Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025 This is because the Prince and Princess of Wales have had a ‘no-go zone’ installed around their home, and anyone found crossing the boundaries will be arrested. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025 Christopher Jackson, an attorney with the law firm Holland & Hart and a former Colorado assistant attorney general, said the state’s constitutional law is clear that mid-census redistricting and partisan gerrymandering are both a no-go in Colorado. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025 This is a direct consequence of no-go theorems like no-cloning, no-deleting, no-hiding and uncertainty—any attempt to eavesdrop alters the quantum signal, alerting the sender and receiver. Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-go

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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 14 Oct. 2025.

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