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SWEET FANNY ADAMS 👧🕊️ / ⛵🍲/ 🥫🤢
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Summary of "Sweet Fanny Adams"
The dark British expression "Sweet Fanny Adams" means "nothing at all."
Here is its story in a nutshell:
- The Tragic Start (1867): An 8-year-old girl named Fanny Adams was tragically murdered in England, making national news.
- Navy Slang: Soon after, the British Royal Navy started serving unappetizing canned mutton. Sailors joked grimly that the canned meat was poor Fanny Adams.
- Nothing Left: Empty meat cans held nothing at all, so sailors began using her name to mean "zero" or "worthless." Adding the word "sweet" made it an idiom.
- Modern Use: Today, people use it (or the short version "Sweet F.A.") as a polite way to say "fuck all."
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