"don'ts" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-don'ts.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} don'ts
  1. plural of don't Tags: form-of, plural Form of: don't Derived forms: dos and don'ts, do's and don'ts
    Sense id: en-don'ts-en-noun-SIyWmmZB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1916, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter VIII, in Just David:",
          "text": "With the coming of Monday arrived a new life for David—a curious life full of \"don'ts\" and \"dos.\" David wondered sometimes why all the pleasant things were \"don'ts\" and all the unpleasant ones \"dos.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "1998, M.T., A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0312181825&id=Dp6qNakZB4wC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=don%27ts&sig=mtjEdxGprrddoWAZp8PypObyAng\nI don’t like “don’ts.” I like “dos.” I think “don’ts” have a way of being self-defeating."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Jerry Zeyu Gao et al., Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-Based Software,:",
          "text": "[...] many ad hoc dos and particularly don’ts may exist. More importantly, not all don’ts are publicized or even known. In fact, many unknown don’ts may exist.",
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          "text": "2003, T.J. Tomasi and Kathryn Maloney, The 30-Second Golf Swing, http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0060520205&id=CqjlPNYFUqcC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=don%27ts&sig=gMGXx_AUO7zNrEv89P_pxkRIHRs\nDon’t hit it left....\nDon’t hit it in the water....\nPlaying by don’ts won’t get the job done."
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