goose egg

/ˌgus ˈɛg/
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Other forms: goose eggs

Definitions of goose egg
  1. noun
    a quantity of no importance
    “we racked up a pathetic goose egg”
    synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
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    types:
    nihil
    (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
    type of:
    relative quantity
    a quantity relative to some purpose
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