ZIPPO

nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo

(noun) a quantity of no importance; “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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Trade name for lighters, established in the 1930s.

Noun

Zippo (plural Zippos)

A reusable lighter.

(military, slang) A boat, tank, etc. equipped with flamethrowers.

Verb

Zippo (third-person singular simple present Zippos, present participle Zippoing, simple past and past participle Zippoed)

Alternative spelling of zippo

Etymology 1

Adjective

zippo (not comparable)

(slang) None whatsoever

Etymology 2

Popular slang among American soldiers in the Vietnam War; from the Zippo brand of lighter.

Verb

zippo (third-person singular simple present zippos, present participle zippoing, simple past and past participle zippoed)

(slang) To light on fire.

Source: Wiktionary

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