zilch

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (archaic, countable, informal) A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
2. (informal, uncountable) Nothing, zero.

Adj

No, zero, non-existent.

Verb

To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/zɪlt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

niente

sinonimi

naught

nothing

zero

nada

zip

nix

zippo

nil

cipher

cypher

goose egg

aught

fuck all

Traduzioni

zéro

0

nihil

nul

0

zero

zero

0

nada

que pouic

zero

0

cero

0

sıfır

que dalle

nullitat

rien

nix

nixe