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know-nothing

one who hasn't a clue about anything whatsoever
Edgars: We don't have a pro-shop, sir.

Captain Murphy: Who knows better, me or a know-nothing like you who knows nothing?!
by Michael Belong May 12, 2009
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error: nothing found

The error message for the Mee6 Discord bot when it can't find a definition on urban dictionary
person 1: i'm looking up random definitions on urban dictionary using this discord bot i found
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by boredbotuser March 26, 2021
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Nothing On

When one is scrolling through the television channels, but there are no shows playing which interests the viewer in any way, hence the term "Nothing On".
by Prazzo July 23, 2009
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aint nothing

Another way of saying that its not going to and never will happen.
Hey man , Let me borrow your keys to your car? Aint Nothing!
by Stephanie Green February 3, 2007
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nothing burger

Two pieces of bread slapped together with nothing in between. Usually eaten when you have nothing in the house except bread or are too lazy to spend 2 minutes making a decent sandwich.
Rob: My breakfast is usually just a nothing burger and a cup of coffee
Ann: Wtf you're so lazy, did you ever try eating decent food?
by Vasily Favoroff August 2, 2008
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ain't no nothing none not

Replace phrase with one of the following: ain't, no, nothing, none, not
School ain't no nothing none not for me! -> School ain't for me!
by Anonymous October 7, 2002
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not for nothing

Colloquial, inverted way of saying, "for good reason," to emphasize a point. "Not for nothing is Paris called the City of Lights." Used extensively in English literature, including C.S. Lewis, Samuel Butler, and Jack London.

It can also imply consequences, for good or bad. "Not for nothing has Shaq played basketball all those years." Or, in a negative way, "Not for nothing has David Duke earned a reputation for bigotry."

It does not mean "for what it's worth," a common mistake. To see why this does not work, replace the words: "For what it's worth is Paris called the City of Lights."

There is a similar Italian phrase which is not used in the same manner in Italian, "non per niente."
Not for nothing had he been exposed to the pitiless struggles for life in the day of his cubhood, when his mother and he, alone and unaided, held their own and survived in the ferocious environment of the Wild. -Jack London

It is not for nothing you are named Ransom. -C.S. Lewis

Not for nothing is the Urban Dictionary known as the repository of online slang.

Not for nothing do Red Cross volunteers offer aid around the world.
by alexfiles January 14, 2010
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