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no⋅bod⋅y

  [noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee] pronoun, noun, plural -bod⋅ies.
–pronoun
1. no person; not anyone; no one: Nobody answered, so I hung up.
–noun
2. a person of no importance, influence, or power.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME; see no 2 , body
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no·bod·y   (nō'bŏd'ē, -bŭd'ē, -bə-dē)   
pron.  No person; not anyone: Nobody told you to go.
n.   pl. no·bod·ies
A person of no importance or influence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

nobody

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

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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