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here's something that's not squat.. from squat, U.S. slang for not anything (Orig. as second element of phr. doodly-squat): 1967 WENTWORTH & FLEXNER Dict. Amer. Slang Suppl. 705/2 Squat,..= zot. Ibid. 712/2 Zot,.. a grade or a score of zero. [source: OED2] also in the Partridge Dictionary of Slang link (note that Johnny Hart is given credit for the verb form - see cartoon above)
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Nil, nada, Nichts (Note the cap. Need I explain?), naught, nix, null
Zip, zero, zilch, zippo, zot
.....begin with N and Z
Why is that, do you suppose
as to the question, I'd guess that it relates to Nothing and Zero. - ron o.
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tsu thank you for researching the matter and verifying the zot; I feel acquitted
...while I'm not sure about your conclusion tho I like it
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I also note that in daleh's link there are 17 synonyms starting with N or Z and 19 starting with other letters.
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And, yes, please explain the capital N in what I believe should be nichts.
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And, yes, please explain the capital N in what I believe should be nichts. The Germans capitalize their nouns
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depends.. as a pronoun it is nichts.
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depends.. as a pronoun it is nichts.
But I was using it as a noun
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Or either an adverb, one.
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What about "Brass Razoo" when you have no money or nothing. eg. "I don't have a brass razoo on me."
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