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zippo

zippo

5 9.9
Nothing at all
  • noun
  • /ˈzɪpoʊ/
  • Archaic
: nada
  • Final score: Gadgetmobile... one, Scolex... zippo.
  • zero, zippo
  • got zippo

Examples

  • - I told him zippo.

    Cop & ½ (1993)

  • When it comes to his offers, he has zippo to show for it.

  • I want you to have my Zippo.

    The Jerk (1979)

  • So far, zippo.

    Aliens (1986)

  • Nothing but the sound of windshield wipers and the click of a Zippo lighter.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • ASH lights the fire with his Zippo lighter and huddles near the flame for warmth.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Seth hangs up the phone, lights up a cigarette with his Zippo lighter, and exits frame.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I have zippo in my bank account after paying all the bills.

  • After the meeting, I realized I had zippo new information to share.

Synonyms

nothin
vszippo
  • Informal
701 9.9

Not anything or zero

is used as a slightly more marked slang variant
nothing
vszippo
462 1.0

No thing present in a place or situation

is the informal slang form used especially in American speech
squat
vszippo
  • Slang
51 8.1

An amount that is nothing

is more likely used in negative constructions to show none
nada
vszippo
  • Informal
46 9.4

Nothing at all

is equivalent but may carry foreign loanword flavor in speech
naught
vszippo
  • Archaic
30 8.3

The state of having no value, result, or importance

is casual slang rather than the older formal sense
zip
vszippo
  • Slang
28 8.1

Nothing at all often used informally to mean zero

is the same idea but as a more playful or extended slang form
nil
vszippo
  • UK
25 5.1

No amount or value, meaning nothing at all

is informal slang rather than formal or sporting usage
zilch
vszippo
  • Informal
15 8.5

Nothing at all

is chiefly American slang rather than this general informal term
goose egg
vszippo
  • Informal
9 8.1

A score or total of zero

is more general for zero in any situation rather than scores
aught
vszippo
  • Archaic
9 9.9

Nothing of value or importance

is colloquial and modern slang rather than archaic usage
diddley
vszippo
  • Informal
2 9.9

A very small amount, almost nothing

is similar but used more in casual spoken phrases
bup
vszippo
  • Slang
9.9

Something that has no value or use

is more slangy and tied to playful spoken expressions

Antonyms

something
∞ 1.0

An unknown object or idea that is not named

everything
∞ 1.0

All the things or all that someone has

Surface Forms

zippo singular
zippos plural

Morphology

zippo = zip (transparent) = zip + o

Formed by adding the informal suffix '-o' to 'zip' (meaning 'zero'), so the sense 'nothing' is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

The word zippo comes from the short word zip, which people use to mean 'nothing' or 'zero', with a casual '-o' added in American slang to make it sound informal. So if you say you got zippo, it means you got 'nothing at all'.