no-goer

noun

Something that has no chance of success; a non-starter

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Meanings

nounno-goer (plural no-goers)

plural no-goers

  1. informalSomething that has no chance of success; a non-starter

    It's a no-goer. They don't want to publish another book from you.

    2014, Charlotte Anne Walters, Charlie Milverton and other Sherlock Holmes Stories, →ISBN
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    Ellie Hambling, from HeartCare Cardiac Support Group, said: 'It would absolutely ruin your heart. It’s a no-goer I'm afraid.'

    2012, Kerry McQueeney, 230 calories a minute for 26 minutes: Hungry diner takes café challenge and polishes off gut-busting 6,000-calorie breakfast in record time (in Mail Online, 7 February 2012)

    It was a no-goer. 'Boss.' 'I'm listening Riz. Your call.' 'Tell them no way. Tell them it's too late.

    2014, Charlie Flowers, Battle Come Down, →ISBN, page 86
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APA

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MLA

“no-goer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-goer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no-goer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no-goer.

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