"nullo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnʌləʊ/ Forms: nullos [plural]
Etymology: null + -o Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|null|o}} null + -o Head templates: {{en-noun}} nullo (plural nullos)
  1. (card games) A bid in which the bidder asserts that he or she will not take any tricks. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-nullo-en-noun-8RPF62RD Topics: card-games, games
  2. (neologism) A person who has their genitals (and sometimes nipples) surgically removed (nullification) as a form of body modification. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-nullo-en-noun-uHLI0h-c Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Skoptsy

Inflected forms

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