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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no-no boy

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
no-no boy
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese man who refused to renounce the Japanese emperor and to serve in the United States armed forces.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

This renunciation required answering "no" to the last two questions in a questionnaire.

Usage

Inflected Forms

no-no boys (plural)

Questions

What does no-no boy mean?
A Japanese man who refused to renounce the Japanese emperor and to serve in the United States armed forces.
Where does no-no boy come from?
This renunciation required answering "no" to the last two questions in a questionnaire.

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