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no-go (iou) and Boudinot, Elias (sh)


no-go (iou)



no-go noun & adjective. L19.
[from NO adjective + GO noun1, esp. no go s.v. NO adjective. Cf. GO adjective, NOT-GO.]
A. noun. Pl. -goes. An impracticable situation; an impasse; an indecisive contest. L19.
b. adjective.
= NOT-GO. E20.
Esp. of a device in a spacecraft: not functioning properly; not ready and prepared. colloq. M20.
Designating an area which is impossible to enter (because of barricades etc.) or to which entry is restricted or forbidden. L20.
Which? Many buildings are no-go areas for people with disabilities.

Boudinot, Elias (sh)




born May 2, 1740, Philadelphia, Pa.
died Oct. 24, 1821, Burlington, N.J., U.S.

U.S. public official.

He became a lawyer in 1760. Though a conservative Whig, he supported the American Revolution. He was president of the Continental Congress in 1782-83 and later served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1789-95) and as director of the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia (1795-1805).