goose egg

as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg

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Recent Examples on the Web Still, Iowa hadn’t laid a goose egg until Saturday. Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023 Marsh puts up goose eggs The Moeller right-hander got the save in the Crusaders' 2-0 state semifinal victory over Walsh Jesuit, going the final two innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 10 June 2023 Bad luck also contributed to that goose egg. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021 The result was a big goose egg. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2013 See all Example Sentences for goose egg 

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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20egg. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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