zilch
Significado (English)
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- (informal) A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
- (informal) Nothing, zero.
Frecuencia
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/zɪlt͡ʃ/
Etimoloxía (English)
Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch.
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