British euphemistic way of saying 'absolutely nothing' — a polite swap-in for the stronger 'f*** all'.
Well, we’ve not had electricity since 5am and still waiting! Current predictions are 2am. Which I think means. They are doing eff all to fix it! Yay!
My daughter started on an antidepressant and it has made a world of difference. Kennedy can eff all the way off.
British euphemistic way of saying 'absolutely nothing' — a polite swap-in for the stronger 'f*** all'. If someone did eff all today, they accomplished zero, zilch, nothing whatsoever. The 'eff' softens the explicit F-word just enough to deploy in mixed company or print without causing a scene. Widely used across the UK with varying degrees of irony and exasperation, often when complaining about laziness, empty results, or a total lack of effort.
We waited three hours and the council did eff all about the flooding.
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(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Nothing (variant of fuck all).
(Commonwealth, UK, Irish, vulgar) Nothing at all or very little.
A blunt, vulgar British and Canadian expression meaning absolutely nothing or next to nothing at all. Functionally equivalent to 'jack squat,' 'sweet FA,' or 'bugger all,' it emphasizes complete emptiness or absence — of money, effort, progress, or results. The directness is part of its appeal: when someone has done dick all, there's no softening that assessment. It carries both frustration and a certain resigned humor, especially when applied to oneself.
(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, vulgar) nothing at all or very little.
(euphemistic, slang) fuck all.
“Well, we’ve not had electricity since 5am and still waiting! Current predictions are 2am. Which I think means. They are doing eff all to fix it! Yay!”
“My daughter started on an antidepressant and it has made a world of difference. Kennedy can eff all the way off.”