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duck egg

duck egg noun: zero; nothing.

Noun

duck egg (plural duck eggs)

  1. (informal) Zero; nothing.

Forms of duck egg

pluralduck eggs
alternative formduck's egg

Origin of duck egg

From the shape of an egg, resembling the digit 0. Compare goose egg.

Questions about duck egg

What does duck egg mean?
Duck egg means zero; nothing.
What part of speech is duck egg?
Duck egg is a noun.
What is the plural of duck egg?
The plural of duck egg is duck eggs.

Words near duck egg in the dictionary

  1. duck dived
  2. duck dives
  3. duck diving
  4. duck down
  5. duck drownder
  6. duck egg
  7. duck eggs
  8. duck fart
  9. duck farts
  10. duck fit
  11. duck fits

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