Fanny Adams
NothingNothing (now largely perceived as euphemistic for fuck all).
Meaning
2 senses(UK, uncountable)Nothing (now largely perceived as euphemistic for fuck all).
(UK, derogatory, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Tinned meat.
nautical term for tinned meat
Origin
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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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- little or nothing at all:bugger allfuck allsweet Fanny Adams
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable