Fanny Adams
NothingNothing (now largely perceived as euphemistic for fuck all).
Значення
значень: 2(Британія, незлічуване)Nothing (now largely perceived as euphemistic for fuck all).
(Британія, зневажливе, застаріле, сленг, незлічуване)Tinned meat.
nautical term for tinned meat
Походження
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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Синоніми
синонімів: 4Близькі за значенням
- little or nothing at all:bugger allfuck allsweet Fanny Adams
Уроки до слова
уроків: 1- A1Злічувані та незлічувані іменники — Бо воно може бути незлічуваним