[noh-bod-ee, -buhd-ee, -buh-dee] /ˈnoʊˌbɒd i, -ˌbʌd i, -bə di/
no person; not anyone; no one:
Nobody answered, so I hung up.
noun, plural nobodies.
a person of no importance, influence, or power.
no person; no-one
noun (pl) -bodies
an insignificant person
mid-14c., no body “no person noone,” from Middle English no (adj.) “not any” + bodi (see body (n.)). Written as two words 14c.-18c.; hyphenated 17c.-18c. Incorrect use with their is attested from 1540s. Meaning “person of no importance” is from 1580s.
In addition to the idioms beginning with nobody nobody home
- Nobody home
modifier : Forrest Gump wears an expression of nobody’s-home innocuousness throughout the picture sentence This person is crazy, stupid, or feeble-minded; out to lunch (1919+) 1. No one is paying attention, as in She threw the ball right past him, yelling “Nobody home!” 2. The person being discussed is mentally impaired and so cannot understand, […]
- Nobody likes a smart-ass
sentence What you just said is very offensive; you are too smart and acid for your own good: Nobody likes a minority smart-ass/ ”And you will notice that I am not sweating.” ”No one loves a smartass” (1980s+)
- No bones
Related Terms make no bones about
adjective Stupid; vapid: The show was a loser right up to its no-brain ending (1980s+)