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nobody

[ noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee ]

pronoun

  1. no person; not anyone; no one:

    Nobody answered, so I hung up.



noun

plural nobodies.
  1. a person of no importance, influence, or power.

nobody

/ ˈəʊəɪ /

pronoun

  1. no person; no-one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an insignificant person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nobody1

First recorded 1300–50; Middle English; no 2, body
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Idioms and Phrases

  • like crazy (nobody's business)
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“It’s like screaming, but nobody can hear you, no matter how much I scream,” she explained.

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“I’m worried about Social Security, too, because nobody can predict what the president is going to do,” said Julie, a Wisconsin resident who is partially retired and declined to give her last name.

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In September, he said in a Sky Sports interview it was his "last season" at Anfield because nobody at the club had talked to him about a new contract.

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"We did play one new song towards the end of the tour, and nobody threw things at us, or left to go to the bar," he said.

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“People were locked up and nobody could go to the bars, and as soon as everything reopened, people just went crazy.”

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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