sweet FA

See also: sweet F A

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

sweet + FA

An expression evolved from:

  • the case of a murder victim, Fanny Adams, who died in Hampshire, England, in 1867; and
  • British naval slang abbreviating the expression 'sweet fuck all'.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌswiːt ɛf ˈɛɪ/
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Pronoun

sweet FA

  1. (chiefly Britain) nothing

Synonyms

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