no means no

interjection

Categorically no. (in response to an offer or a request, with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive).

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Meanings

interjection
  1. emphaticCategorically no. (in response to an offer or a request, with the implication that the answer has been expressed previously and the asker's refusal to abide by it is transgressive).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 不行就是不行
  • 不行就是不行 (bùxíng jiùshì bùxíng)Translations
Finnish ei tarkoittaa ei
  • ei tarkoittaa eiTranslations
French non c'est non
  • non c'est nonTranslations
Hungarian a nem az nem
  • a nem az nemTranslations
Polish nie to nie
  • nie to nieTranslations
Portuguese não é não
  • não é nãoTranslations
Russian нет - значит, нет
  • нет - значит, нет (net - značit, net)Translations
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APA

no means no. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20means%20no

MLA

“no means no.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20means%20no. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no means no,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20means%20no.

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