How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Fanny Adams — (April 1859 ndash; 24 August 1867) was a young English girl murdered by solicitor s clerk Frederick Baker in Alton, Hampshire. The expression sweet Fanny Adams refers to her and has come, through British naval slang, to mean nothing at all .… … Wikipedia
Fanny Adams — 1. nothing; 2. very little; next to nothing (initialism of Sweet Fanny Adams or Sweet Fuck All ; see also S.f.a. , Sweet FA ) … Dictionary of Australian slang
fanny adams — Australian Slang 1. nothing; 2. very little; next to nothing (initialism of Sweet Fanny Adams or Sweet Fuck All ; see also S.f.a. , Sweet FA ) … English dialects glossary
Fanny Adams — (also sweet Fanny Adams) noun Brit. informal nothing at all. Origin C19: orig. a naut. term for tinned meat or stew (darkly humorous ref. to the name of a murder victim), now often understood as a euphemism for fuck all … English new terms dictionary
Fanny Adams — Noun. Nothing at all. Usually heard preceded by sweet. Also acts as a euphemism for fuck all . E.g. What ve you been up to Tim ? , Sweet fanny adams since I lost my job. Cf. sweet F.A … English slang and colloquialisms
Fanny Adams — n. Brit. sl. 1 (also sweet Fanny Adams) nothing at all. Usage: Sometimes understood as a euphemism for fuck all. 2 Naut. a tinned meat. b stew. Etymology: name of a murder victim c.1870 … Useful english dictionary
sweet Fanny Adams — Fanny Adams, sweet F.A. n British a. nothing at all. Fanny Adams is a wide spread euphemism for fuck all. b. a pitifully small amount. In 19th century naval slang, Fanny Adams was tinned or cooked meat, a sardonic reference to a girl of the same… … Contemporary slang
Fanny Adams — noun Nothing (sanitized version of fuck all) … Wiktionary
Fanny Adams — n British See F.A … Contemporary slang
sweet Fanny Adams — noun little or nothing at all I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger all I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery • Syn: ↑bugger all, ↑fuck all, ↑Fanny Adams • Usage Domain: ↑obscenity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
