damn alln.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdam ˈɔːl/,

/ˈdam ˌɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈdæm ˌɔl/,

/ˈdæm ˌɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: damn v., all pron. and n.

Etymology: < damn v. + all pron. and n. (compare all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 34).

colloquial (chiefly British).

A. n.

Nothing at all, absolutely nothing.Earlier currency is suggested by the euphemistic use of dang all in quot. 1842.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > nothing > nothing at all

noughtOE

neither tip nor toe1610

nix1781

damn the haet1787

no nothing1815

zero1823

all1842

neither hide nor hair1857

zip1900

nixie1906

damn all1910

fuck-all1916

Fanny Adams1919

bugger-all1921

S.F.A.1933

not a sausage1938

shit1949

zilch1956

eff-all1958

sod all1958

diddly-squat1963

diddly1964

jack-all1965

niente1969

zippo1973

feck-all1975

hee-haw1975

naff all1977

jack squat1986

1842 Sporting Mag. June 97 Dang all about twittering!]

1910 D. W. Bone Brassbounder xxii. 241 Ye knows damn all 'bout sailorizin' anywye!

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 403 Proud possessor of damnall.

1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness x. 187 I'll tell you my story as shortly as I can, and you'll see I know damn all about it.

1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge v. 77 She's no keeping well, she's sick. There's damn all wrong with her if you ask me.

1995 P. McCabe Dead School (1996) 29 I'll tell you what we're going to do—we're going to do damn all.

B. adj.

Absolutely no; not any. Also in weakened sense: very little.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] > no, none, or not any

nanyeOE

no (none) suchOE

noneOE

none-kinsOE

nolOE

no kina1400

zero1823

nix1846

nought1945

bugger-all1948

damn all1953

fuck-all1961

eff-all1965

zilch1969

zip1969

zippo1973

sod all1978

negative1984

1953 F. Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Space Merchants xix. 174 When I stopped to think of it, I had damn-all choice.

1963 W. F. Starkie Scholars & Gypsies 186 ‘What is your religion?’ ‘I've damn all religion,’ said the man squinting at us. ‘Never 'ad time nor use for it.’

1984 S. Elgin Native Tongue xii. 143 We've got damnall cartons and bales of babies.

1998 What Hi-Fi? May 189/5 Excellent performance for damn all money.

2010 C. Anderson Surgeon's Miracle i. 12 I've been up all night, I'm going to have damn all time to take it easy before tomorrow night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	damn all
释义	damn alln.adj. Brit. /ˌdam ˈɔːl/, /ˈdam ˌɔːl/, U.S. /ˈdæm ˌɔl/, /ˈdæm ˌɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: damn v., all pron. and n. Etymology: < damn v. + all pron. and n. (compare all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 34). colloquial (chiefly British). A. n. Nothing at all, absolutely nothing.Earlier currency is suggested by the euphemistic use of dang all in quot. 1842. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > nothing > nothing at all noughtOE neither tip nor toe1610 nix1781 damn the haet1787 no nothing1815 zero1823 all1842 neither hide nor hair1857 zip1900 nixie1906 damn all1910 fuck-all1916 Fanny Adams1919 bugger-all1921 S.F.A.1933 not a sausage1938 shit1949 zilch1956 eff-all1958 sod all1958 diddly-squat1963 diddly1964 jack-all1965 niente1969 zippo1973 feck-all1975 hee-haw1975 naff all1977 jack squat1986 1842 Sporting Mag. June 97 Dang all about twittering!] 1910 D. W. Bone Brassbounder xxii. 241 Ye knows damn all 'bout sailorizin' anywye! 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 403 Proud possessor of damnall. 1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness x. 187 I'll tell you my story as shortly as I can, and you'll see I know damn all about it. 1969 G. Friel Grace & Miss Partridge v. 77 She's no keeping well, she's sick. There's damn all wrong with her if you ask me. 1995 P. McCabe Dead School (1996) 29 I'll tell you what we're going to do—we're going to do damn all. B. adj. Absolutely no; not any. Also in weakened sense: very little. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [adjective] > no, none, or not any nanyeOE no (none) suchOE noneOE none-kinsOE nolOE no kina1400 zero1823 nix1846 nought1945 bugger-all1948 damn all1953 fuck-all1961 eff-all1965 zilch1969 zip1969 zippo1973 sod all1978 negative1984 1953 F. Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Space Merchants xix. 174 When I stopped to think of it, I had damn-all choice. 1963 W. F. Starkie Scholars & Gypsies 186 ‘What is your religion?’ ‘I've damn all religion,’ said the man squinting at us. ‘Never 'ad time nor use for it.’ 1984 S. Elgin Native Tongue xii. 143 We've got damnall cartons and bales of babies. 1998 What Hi-Fi? May 189/5 Excellent performance for damn all money. 2010 C. Anderson Surgeon's Miracle i. 12 I've been up all night, I'm going to have damn all time to take it easy before tomorrow night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1910
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