no-mark

plural no-marks · alternative no mark

1. UKslangAn insignificant person; one who fails to make a mark.

   If you had a daughter, and I want you to think about this seriously, would you honestly want her wasting herself on a no mark like that?

   The Family, Martina Cole, 2010

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   My favourite bit – bar the attempt to enforce a ruthless caste system in the no-mark community – is the prissy way Danny asterisks the word fuck …

   Danny Dyer v Dane Bowers: two no-marks at war, Marina Hyde, The Guardian, 5 February 2010

   She's said to be 'in pieces' after reading nasty comments calling her a 'no mark Brit' on American websites just as she's mentally girding her loins for her big move to Los Angeles.

   Google boo-boo: Cheryl Cole 'upset' after seeing slurs about herself on internet ahead of her X Factor USA appointment, Daily Mail, 30 April 2011

2. athleticsA score in athletics having after having not set a valid ground marking in a distance measurement. A score of 0 metres, resulting from faulting/fouling out of competition.

present singular third person no-marks · participle present no-marking · participle past no-marked · past no-marked · alternative no mark

1. athleticsTo fail to record a valid score, and produce a score of 0 or no-mark (no distance), by failing to make a valid ground mark from an attempt, and fouling/faulting out of competition.