Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Lacking a recognizable
name ,identity , orreputation ; notnoteworthy . - noun Someone or something lacking a recognizable name, identity, or reputation.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word no-name.
Examples
-
BCS buster: Previously referred to no-name schools that could qualify for a Bowl Championship Series postseason game.
The True Meaning of College Football Darren Everson 2011
-
I offer you either a beautiful solid color Ralph Lauren shirt or a no-name shirt of the same quality, except this time the no-name shirt has attractive patterns of bamboo adorned on it — which one are you now going to select?
A-List Bloggers Agree: ‘Entertaining Differentiation’ Is Key to Success | Write to Done 2010
-
Most consumers in these markets can't afford Western brand-name medicines, so Western companies sell "branded generics" that are affordable but still command higher prices than no-name drugs because the company name connotes quality.
Threat of Generic Copycat Comes Back to Nip at Teva Jonathan D. Rockoff 2011
-
Why don't you find us some REAL NEWS instead of just promoting idiotic statements by your no-name pundits who have never done anything real in their entire lives?
-
Defensively, we have a bunch of no-name guys flying around.
-
Many (but not all) would justify selecting the no-name brand because of what it uniquely offers.
A-List Bloggers Agree: ‘Entertaining Differentiation’ Is Key to Success | Write to Done 2010
-
And Al Jazeera, rather than spotlighting people who are loaded with credentials but often have little to say, has the knack of getting people on air who have interesting things to say, like the brilliant, no-name Russian analyst I heard explaining why both Russia and China need the current North Korean regime because it provides a buffer state against free and democratic South Korea.
-
My wife recently purchased a no-name third-party USB charger for her Droid cell phone.
Discourse.net: Is Your Aftermarket Cellphone Charger Phoning Home? 2010
-
If I were to offer you a beautiful Ralph Lauren shirt and in the same breath an equally beautiful no-name shirt, which of the two would you select?
A-List Bloggers Agree: ‘Entertaining Differentiation’ Is Key to Success | Write to Done 2010
-
I'm not sure why Arnold chose to link to some no-name blogger who happens to be hosted on dailykos.
Milton Friedman, Hated Conservative, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.