fuck-alln.adj.
/ˌfʌkˈɔːl/, /ˈfʌkˌɔːl/, U.S. /ˈfəkˌɔl/, /ˈfəkˌɑl/ coarse slang.
A. n.
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 Initialisms 1).
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
1916 Rec. Trial H. Farr (P.R.O.: WO 71/509) f. 4 He then said, ‘You are a fucking coward & you will go to the trenches—I give fuck all for my life & I give fuck all for yours & I'll get you fucking well shot.’
1929 F. Manning Middle Parts of Fortune II. 130 We all go over the top knowing sweet fuck-all of what we are supposed to be doing.
1945 P. Larkin Let. 9 Aug. in Sel. Lett. (1992) 104 He is twenty-three and has done fuck-all, while other bastards of his acquaintance are forging ahead like buggery.
1960 C. MacInnes Mr. Love & Justice 50 The customers..just mean sweet f--k-all to me.
1978 J. Krantz Scruples x. 280 Maggie..had always been smart enough to have a suspicion, a disturbingly insecure inkling that maybe she didn't know fuck-all about clothes.
1993 J. Pournelle & S. M. Stirling Prince of Sparta 222 You better figure something fast, or it's going to be bugout boogie and there won't be fuck all I can do about it.
2003 J. Moore Ex Files 55 I..remember thinking she had great tits,..but it turned out to be one of those Zeppelin bras, impressive from the outside but fuck all within.
B. adj. (attributive).
Absolutely no; not any. Also as an intensifier (cf. fucking adj. 2).
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
1961 G. Forbes Goodbye to Some viii. 190 You're goin' to get killed... And for what? Nothin'. Absolutely fuckall nothin'!
1976 P. Atlee Last Domino Contract 160 They would have fuckall chance against us.
1988 G. Patterson Burning your Own i. vi. 65 Fuck all use that is to me.
2003 D. DeLillo Cosmopolis 14 I love information. This is our sweetness and light. It's a fuckall wonder.
2004 H. Strachan Make a Skyf, Man! xiv. 157 Ginsberg, says Ben, you have fuck-all sense of occasion! Ja, says Ginsberg, it's a bugger.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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