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Sweet FA (slang)
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zilch
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Word definitions for zilch in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"nothing," 1957; "insignificant person," 1933, from use of Zilch as a generic comical-sounding surname for an insignificant person (especially Joe Zilch ). There was a Mr. Zilch (1931), comic character in the magazine "Ballyhoo," and the use perhaps originated ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ She knows absolutely zilch about marketing. ▪ The federal government does zilch to help struggling farmers. ▪ We have gotten absolutely zilch in return. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I'd tried Mr Nasty - zilch . ▪ I mean nada, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context informal English) nothing.
Usage examples of zilch.
My idiot son was in love with Zilch, but Zilch was straight, so Tres went under the laser.
Hugo Fassbinder and son, Zilch, had attended the safe-house meet in person.
Irene had set her up in the moat and used her magic to promote the growth of sturdy wallflowers to wall off a section of water, protecting Zilch from the moat-monsters while she grazed.
Dor regarded Zilch as a great blubbery slob of an animal, but anything that distracted Irene was to some extent worthwhile.
Too, he could hardly make his rent, and Miranda earned zilch from her occasional jobs as a pet sitter for clueless spinsters.
There has been no, zero, zilch, response from anybody to the profiles we passed around the districts.
Just to cover the bases, we tested for a number of entero viral arboviral, and adenoviral infections, and came up with zilch.
Almost trainwrecked into a family drag-assing hotel towels, American sun dreamers doing absolutely zilch, backing away from the chase.
Herb asked him what was wrong as soon as he saw him doing it and got zilch, not even the usual vocalizing stuff he does.
Ballpark, I'd say you could take in anything from zilch to twenty-five percent of your base salary.
He was a Marine captain, he had thought at least a dozen times that morning, but he really knew zero, zip, zilch about being a Marine Infantry company commander.
He was a Ma-rine captain, he had thought at least a dozen times that morning, but he really knew zero, zip, zilch about being a Marine Infantry company commander.
We've got half the Fifth Precinct trying to find the print shop or painting company where Sam Chang works and we're coming up with zilch.
Stphanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, fearless bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook.