bugger-alln.adj.

Brit.

/ˌbʌɡərˈɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈˌbəɡərˈɔl/,

/ˈˌbəɡərˈɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bugger v., all pron. and n.

Etymology: < bugger v. + all pron. and n. (compare all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 34). Compare earlier damn all n., fuck-all n., etc.

slang (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand).

A. n.

Nothing at all, absolutely nothing.

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

1921 Notes & Queries 19 Nov. 418/2 The word ‘nothing’ was replaced in the Army by ‘b——r-all’—‘I did b——r-all’; ‘There was b——r-all to eat’.

1930 J. Hanley German Prisoner 33 There's buggerall here now. This fellow is dead.

1942 P. Larkin Let. 19 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 44 I'm sorry this letter is so dull, but I do just bugger all and tend to stagnate.

1967 J. Cleary Long Pursuit ii. 39 Way out here in the middle of bugger-all, and you turn up!

2000 W. Self How Dead Live 178 You don't know bugger-all about Dulston.

2011 T. Ronald Becoming Nancy (2012) xiv. 197 As for Dad—well, there is no reason why he has to know bugger-all about anything, is there?

B. adj.

Not any; absolutely no; very little.

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

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > not much/hardly any

littleeOE

smalla1350

scant1852

bugger-all1948

1948 I. Shaw Young Lions xxii. 380 They're so busy..shining the barrels so they'll look pretty when Miss Churchill happens to pass by, that it's bugger-all gunnery.

1984 A. Smith in G. Ursell More Sask. Gold iii. iii. 328 ‘I'm lost.’‘So am I.’‘There's just bugger-all sense out there,’ said one of us.

1992 M. Bracewell Conclave iv. 147 He does bugger-all work.

2016 West Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 9 July 3 I soon learnt old cars are for mechanics or car enthusiasts, not romantic teenagers with bugger-all money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bugger-all
释义	bugger-alln.adj. Brit. /ˌbʌɡərˈɔːl/, U.S. /ˈˌbəɡərˈɔl/, /ˈˌbəɡərˈɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bugger v., all pron. and n. Etymology: < bugger v. + all pron. and n. (compare all adj., pron., n., adv., and conj. Phrases 34). Compare earlier damn all n., fuck-all n., etc. slang (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand). A. n. Nothing at all, absolutely nothing. 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 1921 Notes & Queries 19 Nov. 418/2 The word ‘nothing’ was replaced in the Army by ‘b——r-all’—‘I did b——r-all’; ‘There was b——r-all to eat’. 1930 J. Hanley German Prisoner 33 There's buggerall here now. This fellow is dead. 1942 P. Larkin Let. 19 Sept. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 44 I'm sorry this letter is so dull, but I do just bugger all and tend to stagnate. 1967 J. Cleary Long Pursuit ii. 39 Way out here in the middle of bugger-all, and you turn up! 2000 W. Self How Dead Live 178 You don't know bugger-all about Dulston. 2011 T. Ronald Becoming Nancy (2012) xiv. 197 As for Dad—well, there is no reason why he has to know bugger-all about anything, is there? B. adj. Not any; absolutely no; very little. 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 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > not much/hardly any littleeOE smalla1350 scant1852 bugger-all1948 1948 I. Shaw Young Lions xxii. 380 They're so busy..shining the barrels so they'll look pretty when Miss Churchill happens to pass by, that it's bugger-all gunnery. 1984 A. Smith in G. Ursell More Sask. Gold iii. iii. 328 ‘I'm lost.’‘So am I.’‘There's just bugger-all sense out there,’ said one of us. 1992 M. Bracewell Conclave iv. 147 He does bugger-all work. 2016 West Austral. (Perth) (Nexis) 9 July 3 I soon learnt old cars are for mechanics or car enthusiasts, not romantic teenagers with bugger-all money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1921
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