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单词 nuffin
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nuffinn.

Brit. /ˈnʌfɪn/, U.S. /ˈnəf(ə)n/
Forms: 1800s nuffn, 1800s– nuffen, 1800s– nuffin, 1800s– nuffin', 1800s– nuffing Brit. /ˈnʌfɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnəfɪŋ/, 1800s– nuffink Brit. /ˈnʌfɪŋk/, U.S. /ˈnəfɪŋk/, 1800s– nufin.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nothing pron. and n.
Etymology: Representing a colloquial or regional pronunciation of nothing pron. and n. Compare nuthin' n.In quot. 1957 the phrase to lie low and say nuffin may allude to the following:1880 J. C. Harris Uncle Remus: Songs & Sayings ii. 24 Tar-Baby aint sayin' nothin', en Brer Fox, he lay low.
colloquial.
= nothing pron. and n. Frequently (nonstandard) as part of a multiple negative construction.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > nothing
nothingOE
nota1425
nichila1513
nowhat1530
zeroa1703
nuffin1837
nuttin'1852
nada1867
bupkis1937
1837 W. L. Rede Peregrinations of Pickwick iii. i. 28 Joe. Don't begin a larruping of me—you han't no right—I'm nuffing to you. Sam. You're nothing to nobody, as I knows of.
1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 46/1 Many days we have been out and taken nuffing at all.
1877 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 23 Nov. (1956) VI. 426 We have never seen Saturn's ring, nor Jupiter's moons—‘nor nuffin’.
1898 J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 1 If anyfink's wrong, yer won't get nuffink aht o' me.
1910 H. G. Wells Hist. Mr. Polly ix. 316 I don't stick at nuffin.
1957 Economist 28 Sept. 1002/1 It is..very nearly impossible for an Opposition to lie low and say nuffin at a time like this.
1971 G. Sims Deadhand ii. ii. 88 Albert Chevalier's adage: ‘Wot's the good of hanyfink?—Why—nuffink!’
1999 J. Gallas Bush in Resistance is Futile 24 Shee-it. There ain't no law. There ain't no nuffing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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