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nobody

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

Origin

pronoun

no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, so I hung up.

noun, plural -bod·ies.

a person of no importance, influence, or power.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see no², body

Can be confused: nobody, no one, none¹ (see usage note at none¹).

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World English Dictionary

nobody (ˈnəʊbədɪ)

—*pron*
1.	no person; no-one

—n , -bodies
2.	an insignificant person

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Word Origin & History

nobody

1338, no body, from M.E. no (adj.) "not any" + bodi "body." Written as two words 14c.-18c.; hyphenated 17c.-18c. Incorrect use with their is attested from 1548.

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Idioms & Phrases

nobody

In addition to the idioms beginning with nobody, also see like crazy (nobody's business).