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no-mark (plural no-marks)

1. (Britain, slang) An insignificant person; one who fails to make a mark.
   • Danny Dyer v Dane Bowers: two no-marks at war, Marina Hyde, The Guardian, 5 February 2010:

     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 [...]

   • The Family, Martina Cole, 2010:

     "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?"

   • Google boo-boo: Cheryl Cole 'upset' after seeing slurs about herself on internet ahead of her X Factor USA appointment, Daily Mail, 30 April 2011:

     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.

2. (athletics) 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.

no-mark (third-person singular simple present no-marks, present participle no-marking, simple past and past participle no-marked)

1. (athletics) To fail to record a valid score, and produce a score of 0 or no-mark (no distance), by failing to make a valid ground mark from an attempt, and fouling/faulting out of competition.

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