san fairy ann

短语
/sæn ˈfɛːɹi æn/    /sæn ˈfɛːɹi æn/

英文释义

短语
  1. It doesn't matter. Australia,New-Zealand,UK,humorous,obsolete
    — “[…] It seems scrounging for fuel ’ad reached such a pitch in the village […] But our washing ’ad to be done, ’an I thought if I got the whole of this football team scrounging they might find something as everyone else ’ad overlooked.[…]” / “‘Very well,’ says I, ‘San fairy ann. Napoo [i.e., n’y a plus] washing—napoo ball.’[…]”
    ‘Very well,’ says I, ‘it doesn't matter. No more washing—no more ball.’

词源

A homophonic translation of French ça ne fait rien (“it doesn’t matter”), probably originating among British and ANZAC army soldiers during World War I (1914–1918).
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