zip

Examples

• All

• The GOP will do what they always do, which is zip, zero, nada.

  Blog text (5)

• Everybody else has the power, and I got zip!

  Tootsie (1982)

• We got zip on this guy.

  The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

• But if they lose we get zip.

  Two for the Money (2005)

• Pretty soon you'll be down to nothing, zero, zip.

  The Super (1991)

• We've got zip, and I'm about out of monkey parts.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I don't know zip, P. Diddy.

  7 Seconds (2005)

• Trusting him is like trusting the Obama administration, which is zero, zip, and absolutely stupid.

  Blog text (5)

• None, nada, zip!

  What Men Want (2019)

• When it comes to the offers, I got zip compared to what others received.

Synonyms

N

nothin

vszip

• Informal

701 9.9

Not anything or zero

is the informal US word used in ordinary speech

Z

zero

vszip

465 1.0

Having no amount or value

is informal slang used in casual US speech rather than numeric

N

nothing

vszip

462 1.0

No thing present in a place or situation

is the colloquial US slang used when speaking casually

S

squat

vszip

• Slang

51 8.1

An amount that is nothing

is the slang for total absence without the usual negation pattern

N

nada

vszip

• Informal

46 9.4

Nothing at all

is informal US slang rather than a borrowed term

N

naught

vszip

• Archaic

30 8.3

The state of having no value, result, or importance

is informal US slang used in everyday speech not literary contexts

N

nil

vszip

• UK

25 5.1

No amount or value, meaning nothing at all

is the informal casual American word rather than formal sports term

Z

zilch

vszip

• Informal

15 8.5

Nothing at all

is the informal US slang that is shorter and more casual

G

goose egg

vszip

• Informal

9 8.1

A score or total of zero

is informal American slang for absolute zero in general situations

A

aught

vszip

• Archaic

9 9.9

Nothing of value or importance

is the modern informal US slang meaning zero and used commonly

Z

zippo

vszip

• Archaic

5 9.9

Nothing at all

is the same informal US sense but shorter and quicker

Antonyms

S

something

∞ 1.0

An unknown object or idea that is not named

P

plenty

∞ 1.0

A large amount that is more than needed

Idioms

Z

to zip someone's lip

• Informal

3 8.4

To keep quiet and not tell others about something

Compounds

Z

ZIP code

• US

52 1.6

A group of numbers used in a United States postal address to sort mail

Z

zip gun

• NSFW

3 9.9

A simple homemade pistol made from spare parts

Z

zip fastener

• UK

1 2.3

A thing that closes clothes or bags by joining two rows of teeth with a sliding tab

How Much

a lot

∞ 1.0

many

∞ 1.0

some

∞ 1.0

little

143 1.0

zip

• Slang

28 8.1

Surface Forms

Etymology