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goose egg

goose egg noun: zero; nothing.

Noun

goose egg (plural goose eggs)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) Zero; nothing.
    • I missed every question on the quiz and got a goose egg.
    • Grandmaster and grand duffer alike prefer the all-important point to the ignominious goose egg.1949 March, I. A. Horowitz, “Readers' Games”, in Chess Review
    Synonyms:
    duck egg
  2. (informal) A swelling caused by a bump on the head.

goose egg meaning in Malay and Vietnamese

goose egg in Malay

nothing
telur ayam

goose egg in Vietnamese

nothing
hột vịt

Synonyms of goose egg

Forms of goose egg

pluralgoose eggs

Origin of goose egg

From the oval shape of both a goose's egg and the Arabic numeral zero (0).

Questions about goose egg

What does goose egg mean?
Goose egg means zero; nothing.
What is goose egg in Malay?
Goose egg in Malay is telur ayam. See Goose egg meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is goose egg?
Goose egg is a noun.
What is the plural of goose egg?
The plural of goose egg is goose eggs.

Words near goose egg in the dictionary

  1. goose club
  2. goose clubs
  3. Goose Cove East
  4. Goose Creek
  5. goose drownder
  6. goose egg
  7. goose eggs
  8. goose flesh
  9. goose frog
  10. goose grass
  11. goose grasses

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