big fat zero
Big fat zero means absolutely nothing — not a small amount, not close to something, but a spectacular, emphatic absence of anything at all.
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Big fat zero means absolutely nothing — not a small amount, not close to something, but a spectacular, emphatic absence of anything at all. It's the rhetorical equivalent of holding up a goose egg while shaking your head. The 'big fat' prefix is all about amplifying the zero's humiliation, making it clear that there was never even a chance of getting something. You'd use it after a fruitless job hunt, a disastrous first date, or any outcome that delivered spectacularly less than hoped.
Three weeks of applications and follow-up emails, and she got back a big fat zero in terms of interview invites.
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(slang) Nothing at all.
“You'll note the number from Minneapolis is a big fat zero. Because St. Paul remains the superior Twin City in every regard”
“You'll note the number from Minneapolis is a big fat zero. Because St. Paul remains the superior Twin City in every regard”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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