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bugger-all

American  
[buhg-er-awl, boog-] / ˈbʌg ərˈɔl, ˈbʊg- /

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

  1. absolutely nothing; nothing at all.

    Those reckless investments left him with bugger-all.

Etymology

Origin of bugger-all

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

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