Fanny Adams
NothingNothing (now largely perceived as euphemistic for fuck all).
Значение
значений: 2(Британия, неисчисляемое)Nothing (now largely perceived as euphemistic for fuck all).
(Британия, пренебрежительное, устаревшее, сленг, неисчисляемое)Tinned meat.
nautical term for tinned meat
Происхождение
From Fanny Adams (1859–1867), a young girl brutally murdered and dismembered. Tins of muttFrom Fanny Adams (1859–1867), a young girl brutally murdered and dismembered. Tins of mutton introduced in the British navy after her death were not liked by the sailors and were humorously said to be her butchered remains. Fanny Adams then came to mean any worthless thing, and, eventually, nothing at all ("sweet F A").
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Синонимы
синонимов: 4Близкие по смыслу
- little or nothing at all:bugger allfuck allsweet Fanny Adams
Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым