- zip/zippo
- nothing, zero, nada
The Smiths have paid nothing on their account - zippo.
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zip/zippo
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Zippo — [zip′ō] trademark for a squarish, pocket size cigarette lighter with a metal case and a hinged lid n. such a lighter: also Zippo lighter * * * … Universalium
Zippo — [zip′ō] trademark for a squarish, pocket size cigarette lighter with a metal case and a hinged lid n. such a lighter: also Zippo lighter … English World dictionary
zippo — zip|po [ˈzıpəu US pou] n [singular] AmE informal nothing at all or zero … Dictionary of contemporary English
zippo — zìp·po s.m.inv. CO accendino di metallo di forma spec. rettangolare {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1991. ETIMO: nome commerciale … Dizionario italiano
Zippo — Zip|po [ zıpou ] TRADEMARK a type of CIGARETTE LIGHTER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
zippo — zip·po … English syllables
Zippo Pat Bars — Horse infobox horsename = Zippo Pat Bars caption = Zippo Pat Bars breed = Quarter Horse discipline = Racing sire = Three Bars (TB) grandsire = Percentage (TB) dam = Leo Pat damsire = Leo sex = Stallion foaled = 1964 country = United States color … Wikipedia
Zippo Pine Bar — Horse infobox horsename = Zippo Pine Bar caption = Zippo Pine Bar breed = Quarter Horse discipline = Western Pleasure sire = Zippo Pat Bars grandsire = Three Bars (TB) dam = Dollie Pine damsire = Poco Pine sex = Stallion foaled = April 1 1969… … Wikipedia
zippo — n nothing. An embellished form of zip in the sense of zero. Zippo, originally an Americanism, is now heard elsewhere (albeit less often than zip). ► I checked and re checked and got zippo. (Hooperman, US TV series, 1986) … Contemporary slang
zip — n 1. nothing. Originally often used for a score of zero, the sound of zip evokes brusque dismissal. It has become a fash ionable term in racy speech, as have its synonyms, such as zilch and zippo. Orig inating in the USA, zip is now heard in the… … Contemporary slang
