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单词 zippo
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Zippon.1

Brit. /ˈzɪpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈzɪpoʊ/
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
Origin: An arbitrary formation.
Etymology: An arbitrary formation. Compare zipper n., zippy adj. 1, and -o suffix.
A proprietary name for: a refillable cigarette lighter, typically rectangular, with a hinged lid, and made of brass.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigarette > lighter
cigar-lighter1874
lighter1895
cigarette lighter1915
petrol lighter1918
Ronson1929
Zippo1944
gas lighter1956
1944 San Antonio (Texas) Sunday Light 3 Sept. (advt.) Wherever there are fighting men, the demand for always reliable ZIPPOs is terrific.
1966 G. Lyall Shooting Script xxii. 174 Luiz flicked a Zippo under my nose.
1993 New Scientist 6 Feb. 23/1 Many shops in the US only sell petrol-filled Zippos or disposable lighters.
2013 J. Ross Outside the Wire xviii. 208 Gimme a light, will ya? My Zippo's outta juice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

zippon.2adj.

Brit. /ˈzɪpəʊ/, U.S. /ˈzɪpoʊ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zip n.2, -o suffix.
Etymology: < zip n.2 + -o suffix.
colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).
Nothing at all; nought, zero. Also as adj.: no, not any, zero. Cf. zip n.2, zilch n.
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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 > 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
1973 Province (Vancouver) 27 Mar. 33/1 Last fall, Cablevision’s Channel 10 carried coverage of the Miss Nude contest here... Reaction from the viewers: zippo. No one upset, no one ranting or raving. The crime rate didn’t increase.
1989 P. Lynch One up on Wall St. 91 How much did I make from all this? Zippo.
1999 L. Alison Backstreet Boys: Now & Forever 5 Everyone knew who they were. True—but they still got zippo respect.
2017 Yukon News (Nexis) 3 Feb. a6 Turnbull was civil and professional, and look what it got him. Zero, zippo, zilch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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