NOA

PRONUNCIATION: NOH-uh

MEANING: adjective: Free from taboo, restrictions, etc.

ETYMOLOGY: From Māori, Hawaiian, and Tahitian. The opposite of tapu. Earliest documented use: 1854.
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NOA - the name of the fella in the Bible who built the Ark (Cockney pronunciation; it drops the "H")

NO I? - "Are you aware of the reason for that?"

NOFA - a piece of parlor furniture for nymphomaniacs (think Ado Annie in Oklahoma)