no-go

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no-go

adjective

not comparable Not functioning properly.
not comparable, of a place Not to be entered. They lived in a no-go part of the ghetto.
not comparable, of a gauge That should not go (i.e., enter or engage) if the size of the part being measured is properly achieved. no-go gauge

noun no-gos · no-goes

colloquial A no-go gauge. There's your problem right there. See how that no-go slips right into the hole? The whole thing is scrap, unfortunately.
alternative Alternative form of no go

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@misc{no_go_2026,
  title = {no-go},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no-go},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}