many think it stands for fuck all. really it originally ment 'sweet fanny adams'. fanny adams was a young girl murdered by a solicitor's clerk named Frederick Baker in the town of Alton, Hampshire, England. The expression 'Sweet Fanny Adams' refers to her and has come, through British naval slang, to mean 'sweet fuck all' or 'nothing at all'. before it ment 'fuck all' it was used instead of sayings like 'oh my god'
by rachel_riley September 28, 2007
f.a. stands for "fuck all" -- It means loafing and probably other things too,all positive. Like hanging out. It's a British expression from the late nineties.
by Valerie A. C. June 23, 2006
"Fanny Adams" became slang for mutton or stew and then for anything worthless – from which comes the current use of "sweet Fanny Adams" (or just "sweet F.A.") to mean "nothing at all".
by charchar0402 July 22, 2016