Sweet Fanny Adams
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Sweet Fanny Adams – Absolutely Nowt – Nothing! This is an Unusual British Saying that Has an Intriguing and Macabre Origin. In 1867 an Young Lady was Killed and Her Corpse Butchered by a Man Named Frederick Baker. A Couple of Years Later, British Seamen Were Given Tinned Mutton as Rations. They Decided that it Tasted so Bad it Must be the Remains of Fanny Adams. From that Point on, “Fanny Adams” became Slang for Mutton or Stew and Later on Anything Worthless.
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