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san fairy ann slang.|sæn ˈfɛərɪ æn|
Also san ferry ann, etc.
[Jocular form repr. F. ça ne fait rien ‘it does not matter’, said to have originated in army use in the war of 1914–18.]
An expression of indifference to, or resigned acceptance of, a state of affairs. Also ellipt. as Fairy Ann.
1919W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 43 San ferry ann,..it doesn't matter. 1921Amer. Legion Weekly 8 Apr. 14 Son fairy Ann. 1922B. A. Colonna Hist. Company B, 311th Infantry 78 If he did not sign he did not get paid and often when he does sign he don't get paid. So ‘sanferriens’. 1924Radio Times 19 Dec. 589/1 My mottoe's still san fairy Han. 1927H. Kimber San Fairy Ann ix. 312 ‘There is a magic charter,’ he whispered. ‘It runs, ‘San Fairy Ann’.’ 1930Kipling Thy Servant a Dog iii. 88 We said we were wonderful brave dog... He said ‘Fairy Ann! Fairy Ann!’ 1941W. P. Crozier Diary Mar. in D. Ayerst Guardian (1971) xxxiv. 544 Gradualness, san faery ann. 1956F. B. Vickers in Coast to Coast 1955–6 72 ‘Ya. Good night.’ ‘San ferry ann, Joe.’ ‘Which means black you, Jack, I'm all right,’ Tom shouted. 1965L. Brain It's Free Country xx. 181 ‘I wish you'd thought of my ulcer before you—’ he began, and then broke off. ‘Oh, san fairy anne!’ 1973Times 22 June 20/1 (Advt.), San fairy Ann... It doesn't matter to us whether it is fixed wing or helicopter because we sell the best of both. |