goose egg

as in nothing
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it was such a bad bowler that his final score was a big, fat goose egg

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Recent Examples of goose egg Remember that goose egg for Founding Farmers years ago? Anna Spiegel, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024 Given that the price is the same goose egg as firewall plus antivirus, don't bother. PCMAG, 25 July 2024 Northwest Arkansas companies got a big goose egg in terms of venture capital during the second quarter, according to PitchBook data shared with us. Worth Sparkman, Axios, 17 July 2024 In the film, Puss − along with Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek) − sets out to take down outlaws Jack and Jill (Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris) who have legendary magical beans that lead to valuable golden goose eggs. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for goose egg

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“Goose egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goose%20egg. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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