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sweet f.a. 

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'
dave - hi jim what you doing today?
jim - sweet f.a.
sweet f.a. by rachel_riley October 12, 2007

sweet f.a. 

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.
sweet f.a. by Valerie A. C. September 1, 2008

Doing sweet F.A. 

"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".
Stanley just stood in the broom closet doing sweet F.A.

Well, sweet mother Theresa on the hood of a Mercedes Benz, you sound like a majestic f*cking eagle 

When you hear Armin Arlert's voice for the first time.
Keith Shadis-- Well, sweet mother Theresa on the hood of a Mercedes Benz, you sound like a majestic f*cking eagle.

Sweet face 

An adjective. Often used to describe a woman. Someone with a pure, friendly, and calm face. Their facial features are usually delicate and soft. A person with a sweet face isn't pretty or cute... They are beautiful.
Dan: Did you see that waitress at that coffee shop?
Tom: No. Why?
Dan: She had such a sweet face. We 'ought to get coffee there one day.
Tom: Whatever, man.
Sweet face by The nymph April 19, 2014

Sweet FA 

Now taken to mean sweet Fuck All this phrase was contrived from the orignal phrase sweet fanny adams which ment pretty much the same, bugger all.
"how much did that cost ya?"
"Sweet FA, s'off back of a truck innit"
Sweet FA by Pweeb January 4, 2004