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no-show

[ noh-shoh ]

/ ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ /

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noun

a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.

a person who purchases an admission ticket and doesn't use it.

any absentee.

adjective

not appearing as scheduled or expected.

Origin of no-show

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45; no² + show

Words nearby no-show

no-nonsense, no-one, no-par, no-return, no-see-um, no-show, no-side, no-smoking, no-stick, no-strike, no-strings

Example sentences from the Web for no-show

Because Wright was a no-show in criminal court to face the loud music and pot bust he already had an outstanding warrant.

The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen |M.L. Nestel |December 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The next day, with about a dozen reporters lurking in the Legislative Building, Brooks was a no-show at his own news conference.

The Assemblyman Has a Gun: The Steven Brooks Saga |Jon Ralston |January 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And Johnny Depp, proclaimed a style icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was a no-show.

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But Hilltop was running out of money to pay Young for the no-show job.

Witness Testifies He Took Rielle Hunter to an Airport in the Dead of Night |Diane Dimond |May 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

She had expected to be seated next to Rudolf Nureyev but the dancer was a no-show.

The Getty Family Implosion |Anthony Haden-Guest |February 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for no-show

no-show

noun

a person who fails to take up a reserved seat, place, etc, without having cancelled it