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In particular, zero, zip, zilch (and perhaps nada) are Bahnhofers. These words participate in a lot of odd syntax involving emphatic negation. For instance, both kinds of sentence below occur, and are intended to mean the same: He doesn't know Zero/Zilch/Zip/Nada about it. He knows Zero/Zilch/Zip/Nada about it.
1 janv. 2013 · 1. Stumbled upon the post and decided to post quick update from Etymonline: zilch (n.) "nothing," 1957; "insignificant person," 1933, from use of Zilch as a generic comical-sounding surname for an insignificant person (especially Joe Zilch). There was a Mr. Zilch (1931), comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo," and the use perhaps originated ...
29 août 2014 · SHNORRERS [beggars, spongers] — Modern European Royalty. Meaning. Bupkes means "nothing," all right, but it's a rather specific kind of nothing, as different from gornisht, the dictionary Yiddish for "nothing," as "nothing" itself is from "sweet fuck-all."
24 août 2019 · 4. Zitch dog: Basically, the point of the game is if you see a dog, you have to be the first person to say, “Zitch Dog!” and then you get a point. Person with the highest score by the end of the car ride gets free dinner. Sounds like a mix between 'shotgun' and pub cricket. The link provided gives some information but in general your post ...
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2 avr. 2019 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
30 janv. 2012 · I was always wondering what is the etymology of the different names of number 0 .In sports like tennis, cricket, and football, the number 0 has the very specialized names "love", "duck", and "nil".
7 déc. 2019 · III. To (come to) apprehend, be or become conversant with or aware of; to learn. a. transitive. To be or have become conversant with (a body of facts, principles, a method of action, etc.), esp. through instruction, study, or practice; esp. to have a good command or practical understanding of (a subject, language, etc.); to have learnt by study ...
25 janv. 2021 · Daybreak (n.) is quite an old expression: 1520s, from day + break (n.). Break: Meaning "to disclose" is from early 13c. (Etymonline) Ngram shows that both expressions, daybreak and break of day, have been used from the 16th century. At the crack of dawn is a similar expression: Fig. at the earliest light of the day.
Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover". Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English name OSGAR or its Old Norse cognate ÁSGEIRR, which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers. In Irish legend Oscar was the son of the poet Oisín and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail.
