bugger all

Absolutely sweet zilch

Bugger all means nothing at all, zilch: I've done bugger all today.

There's bugger all left in the fridge.

The phrase is emphatic—not just nothing, but emphatically nothing.

It's vulgar but common in British and Australian speech.

nothingness

zilch

Informal term for naught

  • nadaBorrowed zero
  • nilNothing whatsoever
  • zeroNumerical absence of quantity

naught · zip · bupkis · diddly-squat · squat · goose egg · sweet FA · sod all · damn all · not a thing

worthlessness

useless

Without practical value

meaningless · negligible · paltry · meager · pittance · scrap · crumb · morsel · trifle · drop in the bucket

frustration

exasperation

Intense weary annoyance

annoyance · irritation · letdown · anticlimax · disillusionment · vexation · chagrin · displeasure · dissatisfaction · disgruntlement

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quantity/amount

bugger alleverything

The complete set

loads · a lot · plenty · heaps · tons

Family

bugger, buggers, buggered, buggering, buggery

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Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13