No-soap Definition

phrase
It is (was) a failure.
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Origin of No-soap

  • The phrase appears, with no clear meaning, in a 1755 Samuel Foote nonsense prose poem, "The Grand Panjandrum". In the U.S., soap took on the meaning of money (see OED), and so no soap was a denial of money, say in response to a request for some.

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No-soap Sentence Examples

  • Use liquid bleach that contains 5.25 percent sodium hypochlorite and no soap.

  • Of course, no soap opera would be complete without those shining moments that make it so successful.

  • Of course, no soap opera would be even remotely complete without a cast full of hunks and babes.

  • Most silicone straps emphasize that they can only be washed with water and no soap of any kind.

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