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Zippo Common

Zippo has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a quantity of no importance

"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"

"reduced to nil all the work we had done"

"we racked up a pathetic goose egg"

"it was all for naught"

"I didn't hear zilch about it"

2

A reusable lighter.

"He pulled out his zippo to light a cigarette while waiting for the bus."

Verb
1

To light on fire.

"The mechanic said he needed a zippo to light the pilot on his stove, though it was just an old-fashioned way of saying lighter."

2

Alternative spelling of zippo

Adjective
1

None whatsoever

"The fire had burned out completely, leaving us with a zippo chance of survival in the freezing wind."

Example Sentences
"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before" noun
"reduced to nil all the work we had done" noun
"we racked up a pathetic goose egg" noun
"it was all for naught" noun
"I didn't hear zilch about it" noun
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