eff-alln.adj.
/ˈɛfˌɔːl/, /ˌɛfˈɔːl/, U.S. /ˈɛfˌɔl/, /ˈɛfˌɑl/ slang.
A. n.
= fuck-all n.
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
1958 J. Wain Contenders x. 210 ‘All right, Joe,’ he said. ‘All right. You've told me all I want to know.’ ‘I've told you eff all,’ I said hotly.
1972 Guardian 14 Sept. 11/2 She'd tell you there was ‘sweet eff all’ anyone could do to her worse than she'd already suffered.
1994 M. Richler This Year in Jerusalem (1995) 6 ‘What are you doing tonight?’ ‘Eff-all.’ ‘Let's go to supper at Dinty Moore's.’
2011 News of World (Nexis) 29 May 29 You know eff all. Who are you anyway?
B. adj. (attributive).
= fuck-all adj.
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
1965 ‘A. Burgess’ Vision of Battlements i. 27 It happened two weeks ago, or something as like it as makes eff-all difference.
1971 G. Harsh Lonesome Road xii. 151 To date our efforts have done exactly eff-all damage to this pen. It's still fully operational.
2001 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 31 Ironically, in this world where there is eff-all justice, Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the police force, lived most of his life in Tamworth.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1958