zippo

Thân thiện

A student searches for his keys but finds a zippo in his pocket.

Definition

Noun: A slang term meaning absolutely nothing; zero; a complete absence or lack of something. It is used informally to emphasize the total absence of quantity, value, or information.

Usage

"Zippo" is used as a singular noun, typically following a verb like "have," "get," "know," or "hear." It is an emphatic synonym for "nothing." * It is often used for humorous or emphatic effect in casual conversation. * It is considered informal and is not appropriate for formal writing.

Examples

• I asked for help, but I got zippo from the support team.
• After searching for an hour, we found zippo useful information.
• He claimed to know about the project, but he actually knew zippo.

Advanced Usage

• "for zippo": for free; without cost.
  • They fixed my computer for zippo.
• "do zippo": to do nothing; to be completely inactive or ineffective.
  • The new manager has done zippo to improve morale.

Variants and Related Words

• Zilch (noun): A direct synonym with identical meaning and usage.
  • I know zilch about car engines.
• Zip (noun): Another common slang synonym for zero or nothing.
  • My chances of winning are zip.

Synonyms

• Nothing
• Nada
• Nil
• Zero
• Naught / Nought

Related Idioms

• "Sweet Fanny Adams" / "Sweet F.A.": (UK slang) A vulgar idiom meaning absolutely nothing.
  • This manual is useless; it tells you sweet F.A. about troubleshooting.
• "Diddly-squat": (US slang) Another emphatic term for nothing.
  • His opinion means diddly-squat to me.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a quantity of no importance
   • it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
   • reduced to nil all the work we had done
   • we racked up a pathetic goose egg
   • it was all for naught
   • I didn't hear zilch about it