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nul points

/nʊl ˈpwɑː(n)/

nul points noun: no points (as a score); zero, nothing.

Noun

nul points (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) No points (as a score); zero, nothing.
    • Danish jury representative: Germany, six points.
      Toto Cutugno: Germany, six points!
      Terry Wogan: That's the first six points for Germany! Now only Austria is left with the dreaded nul points.1991, Eurovision Song Contest, BBC commentary by Terry Wogan
    • A small blonde girl appeared, wrapped in a terrible pale pink padded jacket. "Nul points for the clothes," said Jess. "She looks like a prawn."2010, Sue Limb, Flirting for England, page 56

Forms of nul points

alternative formnil points

Origin of nul points

French, literally "nil points" in the style of score announcements at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Questions about nul points

What does nul points mean?
Nul points means no points (as a score); zero, nothing.
What part of speech is nul points?
Nul points is a noun.
How do you pronounce nul points?
Nul points is pronounced /nʊl ˈpwɑː(n)/.

Words near nul points in the dictionary

  1. nukundamite
  2. nukupuu
  3. nukupuus
  4. Nukus
  5. nul point
  6. nul points
  7. NuLab
  8. Nuland
  9. nulede
  10. nuledes
  11. nulhomotopic

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