no-show



no-show

1. Someone or something that does not arrive at a location as expected. I don't even bother inviting her to parties anymore because she's always a no-show. We were hoping to catch a glimpse of the eagle returning to the nest, but it looks like it's a no-show today.
2. The act of not making an expected arrival. The event had to be cancelled because of a no-show by the caterers.

no-show

verb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gastongas-TAWNFrench
JakŠAYAHK-shahCroatian
RikRIKDutch
QuintenKWIN-tən (English)English, Dutch
MaddieMAD-eeEnglish
JosuÉho-SWE (Spanish), zho-zoo-E (Portuguese)French, Spanish, Portuguese