No joke
noun phrase
A serious matter (1920+)
adverb phrase
Really; factually • Often a question asked when one hears something astonishing or doubtful
[first form 1914+, second 1880+; the earlier form no kid is found by 1873]
Also, no laughing matter. A serious issue, as in Missing the last flight out was no joke, or This outbreak of flu is no laughing matter. The first term dates from about 1800, and the variant from the second half of the 1500s.
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adverb phrase Really; factually • Often a question asked when one hears something astonishing or doubtful [first form 1914+, second 1880+; the earlier form no kid is found by 1873] Truly, seriously, as in No kidding, I really did lose my wallet. [ ; first half of 1900s ]
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[noh-nok] /ˈnoʊˌnɒk/ adjective 1. . 2. Law. that authorizes law-enforcement officers to enter premises unannounced and without identifying themselves: a no-knock narcotics policy. adjective Providing for or including the police right of entry without a search warrant: The cops demanded a no-knock statute so that they could catch criminals in the lair (1970s+)
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[noh-kyoh, -kee-oh; Japanese naw-kyaw] /ˈnoʊ kyoʊ, -kiˌoʊ; Japanese ˈnɔ kyɔ/ noun, plural nokyo. 1. a Japanese agricultural cooperative.
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Never Offline net operating loss