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goose egg
noun- zero; nothing US, 1866
Originally baseball slang. - The 4/23 F.I.s and the snitch feedback are goose-egg. — James Ellroy, Because the Night, p. 336, 1984
- The more homicides a prison successfully prosecutes, the sexier a warden’s bonuses and prettier his commendations. My string of goose eggs makes me look soft, Mel. — Seth Morgan, Homeboy, p. 215, 1990
- A real heavy investigation. Zilch. Goose egg. — Basic Instinct, 1992
- a swollen bump US, 1953
- Jesus, that’s gonna be a goose egg. Hang on ... I’ve got some alcohol and Band-Aids in my travel kit. — Armistead Maupin, Babycakes, p. 170, 1984
- an oval cylindrical polystyrene float used in fishing CANADA
- — Lewis Poteet, The South Shore Phrase Book, p. 53, 1999
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