That which does not exist, nothingness. Cf. naught, pron. 1. Now archaic and rare.
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > nothing > nothing at all (29) noughtOE That which does not exist, nothingness. Cf. naught, pron. 1. Now archaic and rare. neither tip nor toe1610 Phrases. neither tip nor toe: not a particle or trace, none at all. nix1781 Nothing; nobody. damn the haet1787 damn the haet (formerly also †damned haet): nothing at all. Cf. damn all, n. no nothing1815 colloquial. no nothing: absolutely nothing, nothing at all. zero1823 Nil, no amount; none at all. all1842 In various formations modelled on damn all (see damn all, n.), in which damn is replaced with other swear words, oaths, and expletives, or… neither hide nor hair1857 In collocation with hair, esp. in (in) hide and hair: wholly, entirely; neither hide nor hair: nothing whatever. (So Dutch huid en haar.) zip1900 Nothing at all, zero; (in negative constructions) anything at all; the least thing. Cf. zilch, n. nixie1906 = nix, n.1 a. rare. damn all1910 Nothing at all, absolutely nothing. fuck-all1916 Nothing at all; (in negative constructions) anything at all; the least thing. Also sweet fuck all (cf. Fanny Adams, n. 2, S.F.A. n. at S, n.1… Fanny Adams1919 slang. Nothing at all. Chiefly in sweet Fanny Adams in the same sense. bugger-all1921 Nothing at all, absolutely nothing. S.F.A.1933 Sweet Fanny Adams (cf. F.A. n. at F, n. initialisms 3a, Fanny Adams, n. 2). not a sausage1938 transferred and figurative. colloquial phrase not a sausage (and variants), nothing at all. shit1949 In negative contexts: anything at all, the least thing. In positive contexts: nothing at all. zilch1956 Nothing at all, zero; (in negative constructions) anything at all; the least thing. Cf. zip, n.2 eff-all1958 = fuck-all, n. sod all1958 Nothing at all, absolutely nothing. diddly-squat1963 As a count noun: a thing of little value or significance; esp. in not to give a diddly-squat. As a mass noun: nothing at all; (in negative… diddly1964 = diddly-squat, n. jack-all1965 Nothing at all; (in negative constructions) anything at all; the least thing. Cf. jackshit, n., jack squat, n. niente1969 Nothing (more), not anything. Also as int. zippo1973 Nothing at all; nought, zero. Also as adj.: no, not any, zero. Cf. zip, n.2, zilch, n. feck-all1975 = fuck-all, n. hee-haw1975 Scottish colloquial. Nothing at all, absolutely nothing. naff all1977 Nothing at all. Frequently euphemistic for fuck-all, n. jack squat1986 Nothing at all; (in negative constructions) anything at all. Cf. jack-all, n., jackshit, n. |
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