Zippo is informal for nothing or zero: I searched everywhere and found zippo, We got zippo for our troubles.
The word emphasizes complete absence, often with a note of disappointment or frustration.
It functions like zilch or nada in casual speech. (Capitalized Zippo is the lighter brand.)
1. slang — nothing, Not any thing; zero (Numerical absence of quantity); nada (Borrowed zero); zilch (Informal term for naught); nil · none · squat · goose egg · empty-handed · blank
Opposites
quantity/amountzippo ≠ something An unspecified object or matter; everything · plenty · a lot · tons · loads
significance/valuezippo ≠ something An unspecified object or matter; substance · significance · real value · serious money
Phrases
zip up (Close with interlocking teeth); zip it (Command to stop speaking); zip code (Postal area identifier); zipping up (Closing with interlocking teeth); zip ties (Self-locking plastic fasteners); zipped up (Fastened by slider)
Categories
smoking accessories: pipe bowl, pipe tobacco, corncob pipe, water pipes, straight pipe; nothingness: nothing, zero, nil, none, nada; Number Slang: grand, G, buck, bucks, fin; nothings: nothing, zero, nil, nada, zilch
Family
zip, zipper, zipped, zipping, unzip, unzipped, unzipping, rezipped, rezipping
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