Odessa Dawn
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no-no
noun [C usually singular]
/ˈnəʊ.nəʊ//ˈnoʊ.noʊ/ informal
Definition
› something that is thought to be unsuitable or unacceptable: Total nudity is still a definite no-no on most of Europe's beaches.
no-no noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
no-no (nn)n. pl. no-noes Informal 1. Something unacceptable or impermissible: "Even though his company wasn't the one involved in the case, what he did is considered a definite no-no" (Mike Royko).
2. A social blunder; a faux pas.
no-nos - definition of no-nos by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
I found that the plural form of no-no is no-noes. Question: Why the second no takes the plural form not the first one? Also, I thought it should be nos-nos. Do we have other words that follow the same pattern? What is the rule behind that?