Nothing, zip, zero. Jolly term to describe the abscence of an item sought.
Suggested origin is from the Cockney rhyming slang 'Sausage and mash' used to mean 'cash', or money. Hence 'not a sausage' to mean 'no cash' or 'nothing'.
Suggested origin is from the Cockney rhyming slang 'Sausage and mash' used to mean 'cash', or money. Hence 'not a sausage' to mean 'no cash' or 'nothing'.
Is there anything in the cupboard?
Not a sausage.
Not a sausage.
by Paul Ruane
March 13, 2006
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