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no-name

Nō-name
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh neym]
    • /noʊ neɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh neym]
    • /noʊ neɪm/

Definitions of no-name word

  • adjective no-name packaged and sold without a brand name and usually at a lower price than similar items with brand names; generic: a can of no-name dog food. 1
  • adjective no-name not famous, distinguished, or recognized 0
  • noun no-name a no-name person or thing 0

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Origin of no-name

First appearance:

before 1985
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1985-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for No-name

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

no-name popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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