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Meaning of no-mark | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An insignificant person; one who fails to make a mark.
    British, slang
  2. A score in athletics having after having not set a valid ground marking in a distance measurement. A score of 0 metres, resulting from faulting/fouling out of competition.

Examples

“My favourite bit – bar the attempt to enforce a ruthless caste system in the no-mark community – is the prissy way Danny asterisks the word fuck …”
“If you had a daughter, and I want you to think about this seriously, would you honestly want her wasting herself on a no mark like that?”
“She's said to be 'in pieces' after reading nasty comments calling her a 'no mark Brit' on American websites just as she's mentally girding her loins for her big move to Los Angeles.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

No-Mates no-name no-no no-no boy no-no spot No-op

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