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

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Verizon Verizon’s another no-go, according to Landsberg. Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 In Haiti, where gang violence killed more than 5,600 last year and has displaced over 1 million people, ongoing attacks by criminal groups continue to make most of the capital a no-go zone. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 Outdoor swimming may be a no-go, but travelers can still bask in the rays along the oceanfront promenade. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 This, too, is a no-go for Netanyahu, whose entire political career has been prefaced on obstructing such a state. Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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