"nullo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnʌ.ləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnʌ.loʊ/ [General-American] Forms: nullos [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌləʊ Etymology: Etymology tree English null English -o English nullo From null + -o. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|null|-o|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English null English -o English nullo From 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.
    Sense id: en-nullo-en-noun-8RPF62RD Categories (other): Card games, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 18 7 0 2 34 0 0 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 18 10 0 1 35 0 0 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Topics: card-games, games
  2. (neologism) One who has their genitals (and sometimes nipples) surgically removed (nullification) as a form of body modification. Tags: neologism
    Sense id: en-nullo-en-noun-adH2hN6V Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 18 7 0 2 34 0 0 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 18 10 0 1 35 0 0 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Skoptsy

Inflected forms

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