no-no boy
(US, historical, World War II, slang) A Japanese man who refused to renounce the Japanese emperor and to serve in the United States armed forces.
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(US, historical, World War II, slang) A Japanese man who refused to renounce the Japanese emperor and to serve in the United States armed forces.
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