English Explanatory Dictionary

no-no boy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

no-no boy no-no boys

Etymology

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

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