nanteadj.adv.n.

Brit.

/ˈnanti/, U.S.

/ˈnæn(t)i/

Forms: 1800s– nantee, 1800s– nanti, 1800s– nanty, 1900s– nante.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Italian niente.

Etymology: Alteration (in Polari slang: see Polari n.) of Italian niente, adjective and noun (see niente n.).

slang.

A. adj. (and adv.)

No; not any. Occasionally also as adv.: = no adv.² and int.

ΚΠ

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 47 Rule iv. Nanty chaff on private dodges, nanty splitting or stretching on business fakement.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 126/2 He had nanti vampo, and your nabs must fake it; which means—We have no clown, and you must do it.

1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/2 Nanty dinarly, no money.

?1938 S. Lester Vardi Palarey 14 Jim suggested that we should see her home, but I said, ‘Nanty my jills’, as I was bunged up with potatoes in my lump and my Tom Beet were like ice.

1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 140 That chip-and-dale of his is nanti bonar, luv.

1997 I. Lucas in L. Hall Queerly Phrased 86 Polari, by its furtive nature, attracted the bawdy and ribald—nanty curtain meant that an omee (man) was circumcised.

B. n.

Nothing. rare.

ΚΠ

?1938 S. Lester Vardi Palarey 9 Nothing, Nanty.

1967 B. Took & M. Feldman Round the Horne (1975) 144 Sandy. We have hundreds of unsolicited testimonials haven't we Jule? Julian. Oh yes—Nante solicited—they just come pouring in.

1979 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 1 June 532/2 On top of which I done it all for nante. I got some lively stuff of the three porkers working the kid over and all the editor has to say is that police brutality's a bit of a cliché nowadays don't I think and thanks but no thanks.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nante
释义	nanteadj.adv.n. Brit. /ˈnanti/, U.S. /ˈnæn(t)i/ Forms: 1800s– nantee, 1800s– nanti, 1800s– nanty, 1900s– nante. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Italian niente. Etymology: Alteration (in Polari slang: see Polari n.) of Italian niente, adjective and noun (see niente n.). slang. A. adj. (and adv.) No; not any. Occasionally also as adv.: = no adv.² and int. ΚΠ 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 47 Rule iv. Nanty chaff on private dodges, nanty splitting or stretching on business fakement. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 126/2 He had nanti vampo, and your nabs must fake it; which means—We have no clown, and you must do it. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 81/2 Nanty dinarly, no money. ?1938 S. Lester Vardi Palarey 14 Jim suggested that we should see her home, but I said, ‘Nanty my jills’, as I was bunged up with potatoes in my lump and my Tom Beet were like ice. 1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 140 That chip-and-dale of his is nanti bonar, luv. 1997 I. Lucas in L. Hall Queerly Phrased 86 Polari, by its furtive nature, attracted the bawdy and ribald—nanty curtain meant that an omee (man) was circumcised. B. n. Nothing. rare. ΚΠ ?1938 S. Lester Vardi Palarey 9 Nothing, Nanty. 1967 B. Took & M. Feldman Round the Horne (1975) 144 Sandy. We have hundreds of unsolicited testimonials haven't we Jule? Julian. Oh yes—Nante solicited—they just come pouring in. 1979 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 1 June 532/2 On top of which I done it all for nante. I got some lively stuff of the three porkers working the kid over and all the editor has to say is that police brutality's a bit of a cliché nowadays don't I think and thanks but no thanks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.n.1846
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