zilch

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

nihil

nul

0

Synoniemen

naught

nothing

zero

nada

zip

nix

zippo

nil

cipher

cypher

goose egg

aught

fuck all

Vertalingen

zéro

0

que pouic

cero

0

zero

0

nada

zero

0

rien

que dalle

nullitat

sıfır

nix

nixe

لا شيْء

néant

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/zɪlt͡ʃ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.