adj
Meaning 1
Zero; none whatsoever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, slang
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Standard Lemma guide
zippo
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzɪpəʊ/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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US: /ˈzɪpoʊ/
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rhymes with -ɪpəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: Z IH1 P OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Zero. Typically used for emphasis, as when the listener might expect a positive quantity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: emphatic, informal, not-comparable
Examples
- We got 200 consoles and we sold 200 consoles and 200 minus 200 is ZIPPO, so I can't sell you anything right now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
A reusable lighter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A boat, tank, etc. equipped with flamethrowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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verb
Meaning 5
To light on fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
Alternative spelling of zippo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 7
a quantity of no importance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relative quantity
Narrower terms: nihil, bugger all, fuck all, Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams
History
Etymology
From zip + -o.
Trade name for lighters, established in the 1930s.
Popular slang among American soldiers in the Vietnam War; from the Zippo brand of lighter.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: nolla- — none whatsoever