goose egg
goose egg · goose eggs
нікчема, недоріка, нікчемник
ничтожество
Null, Nullpunkt, Nullstelle
Zero; nothingZero; nothing.
» It looked like an eggcup suitable for a goose egg.
Meaning
2 senses(Canada, US, informal)Zero; nothing.
I missed every question on the quiz and got a goose egg.
überhaupt nichts
ды́рка от бу́бликаdýrka ot búblika
(informal)A swelling caused by a bump on the head.
Beule
ши́шкаšíška
More definitions
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
Examples
2 sentencesIt looked like an eggcup suitable for a goose egg.
These geese lay golden eggs.
ruЭти гуси несут золотые яйца. — marafon
deDiese Gänse legen goldene Eier. — Manfredo
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
nothing:
swelling or bump:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
nothing:
swelling or bump:
Origin
From the oval shape of both a goose's egg and the Arabic numeral zero (0).From the oval shape of both a goose's egg and the Arabic numeral zero (0).
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Forms
plural: goose eggs| Singular | goose egg |
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| Plural | goose eggs |
regular