Etymology

zippo

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Today it means: Zero; none whatsoever. Full definition →

English oh ← Middle English o ← Old French oh
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zippo · adjective, noun1

  1. Englishzip
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. English todayzippo

From zip + -o.

zippo · verb2

Popular slang among American soldiers in the Vietnam War; from the Zippo brand of lighter.

Zippo · noun, verb3

Trade name for lighters, established in the 1930s.

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