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bugger-all

[ buhg-er-awl, boog- ]

noun

, Chiefly British Slang.
  1. absolutely nothing; nothing at all:

    Those reckless investments left him with bugger-all.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of bugger-all1

First recorded in 1935–40; noun use of the exclamation bugger all!

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