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
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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