Nonhit
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A song, etc. that fails to become a hit.
"There was a difference in the decibel level of the crowd roar when the band started up a hit — “Hey Nineteen,” “Peg,” “Black Friday” — as opposed to a nonhit, like “Show Biz Kids” or “Babylon Sisters.”"
- 2 Failure to match any record in an information retrieval system.
"Nonhits occur when there is no definite element, such as Library of Congress or ISBN number, in the brief record..."
Example
More examples"There was a difference in the decibel level of the crowd roar when the band started up a hit — “Hey Nineteen,” “Peg,” “Black Friday” — as opposed to a nonhit, like “Show Biz Kids” or “Babylon Sisters.”"
Etymology
From non- + hit.
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