单词 | nuffin |
释义 | nuffinn. colloquial. = nothing pron. and n. Frequently (nonstandard) as part of a multiple negative construction. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1837 |
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