no dice vs nugatory

no dice

phrase
  • An unfavorable result. 

  • An unacceptable alternative. 

  • Used to express a negative outcome or decision 

nugatory

adj
  • Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. 

  • Trivial, trifling or of little importance. 

  • Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained. 

  • Ineffective, invalid or futile. 

How often have the words no dice and nugatory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )