eff-alln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɛfˌɔːl/,

/ˌɛfˈɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈɛfˌɔl/,

/ˈɛfˌɑl/

Forms: 1900s– eff-all, 1900s– f-all.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fuck-all n.

Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of fuck-all n., with substitution of eff , variant of ef n., for fuck n. Compare earlier eff v., effing adj., and eff n.

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).

单词	eff-all
释义	eff-alln.adj. Brit. /ˈɛfˌɔːl/, /ˌɛfˈɔːl/, U.S. /ˈɛfˌɔl/, /ˈɛfˌɑl/ Forms: 1900s– eff-all, 1900s– f-all. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fuck-all n. Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of fuck-all n., with substitution of eff , variant of ef n., for fuck n. Compare earlier eff v., effing adj., and eff n. 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). < n.adj.1958
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