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no-lose
no man’s land
no-no
no-nonsense
no one
no-par
no-questions-asked
no-sale price
no-see-um
no-show
no-side
no-smoking
no-tillage
no trump
no-win
NOAA
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no-see-um
no-see-um [ nō s əm ] (plural no-see-ums)


noun 
Definition:
 
insects 
Same as  punkie
[< caricatured Native American English, "you can't see them"; from its small size]
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