"zilch" meaning in English

See zilch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /zɪlt͡ʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-zilch.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-zilch.wav
enPR: zĭlch [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪltʃ Etymology: Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} zilch (not comparable)
  1. (informal, chiefly US) No, zero, non-existent. Tags: US, informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): Zero
    Sense id: en-zilch-en-adj-DTzrA-xb Disambiguation of Zero: 31 17 24 28 Categories (other): American English

Noun

IPA: /zɪlt͡ʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-zilch.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-zilch.wav Forms: zilches [plural]
enPR: zĭlch [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪltʃ Etymology: Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} zilch (countable and uncountable, plural zilches)
  1. (countable, informal, archaic) A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character. Tags: archaic, countable, informal Categories (topical): People, Zero Synonyms: nonentity
    Sense id: en-zilch-en-noun-TZca9CwJ Disambiguation of People: 15 67 0 17 Disambiguation of Zero: 31 17 24 28
  2. (uncountable, informal) Nothing, zero. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Zero Synonyms: nothing Translations ((informal) nothing): nenio (Esperanto), ei-kukaan (Finnish), que dalle (French), que pouic (French), nix (German), 何も (nani mo) (Japanese), canci (Romanian), ioc (Romanian), boacă [feminine] (Romanian), ничего́ (ničevó) (Russian), ни черта́ (ni čertá) [slang] (Russian), ни фига́ (ni figá) (Russian), ни шиша́ (ni šišá) (Russian), ни хрена́ (ni xrená) (Russian), ни хуя́ (ni xujá) [vulgar] (Russian), ни хера́ (ni xerá) (Russian), noll (Swedish), nolla [common-gender] (Swedish), ingenting (Swedish), hiç (Turkish), değersiz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-zilch-en-noun-D-8rh8nO Disambiguation of Zero: 31 17 24 28 Disambiguation of '(informal) nothing': 27 73

Verb

IPA: /zɪlt͡ʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-zilch.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-zilch.wav Forms: zilches [present, singular, third-person], zilching [participle, present], zilched [participle, past], zilched [past]
enPR: zĭlch [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -ɪltʃ Etymology: Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch. Head templates: {{en-verb}} zilch (third-person singular simple present zilches, present participle zilching, simple past and past participle zilched)
  1. (informal, US sports) To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Sports, Zero Synonyms: shutout
    Sense id: en-zilch-en-verb-bAX3Fiq5 Disambiguation of Zero: 31 17 24 28 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 4 1 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 4 0 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 2 0 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 2 0 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 32 2 0 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 6 2 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 2 0 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 3 3 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 22 3 0 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 30 6 2 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 3 0 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 5 2 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 31 5 2 62 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch.",
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        {
          "ref": "1931 July, Ballyhoo, Vol. I, No. 1, p. 1",
          "text": "President Henry P. Zilch. Chairman of the Board Charles D. Zilch. Treasurer Otto Zilch."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1932 February, Ballyhoo, Vol. II, No. 1",
          "text": "Bernarr MacZilch [for Bernarr Macfadden] and His Dynamic-Hooey System... The WEAKLING Who Became 'The World's Most Perfect Ass!'"
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          "ref": "1940, Lester V. Berrey et al., The American Thesaurus of Slang, §184:",
          "text": "Dinglegoofer, Mr. Zilch, indefinite nicknames.",
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          "importance",
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        "(countable, informal, archaic) A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character."
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        {
          "ref": "1991, Judith Arnold, One Good Turn, page 104:",
          "text": "\"If the homeless wind up with zilch,\" James retorted, veiling his indignation behind a malevolent smile, \"it's because they deserve zilch.\"",
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        "(uncountable, informal) Nothing, zero."
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        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "nenio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ei-kukaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "que dalle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "que pouic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "nix"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nani mo",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "何も"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "canci"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ioc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "boacă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ničevó",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ничего́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ni čertá",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "ни черта́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ni figá",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ни фига́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ni šišá",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ни шиша́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ni xrená",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ни хрена́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ni xujá",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "tags": [
            "vulgar"
          ],
          "word": "ни хуя́"
        },
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          "_dis1": "27 73",
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          "roman": "ni xerá",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ни хера́"
        },
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          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "noll"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "nolla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "ingenting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "hiç"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "27 73",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "(informal) nothing",
          "word": "değersiz"
        }
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɪltʃ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zilch"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch.",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
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        {
          "ref": "1966, University of South Dakota, Current Slang:",
          "text": "Zilch, adj. Nothing, zero...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1977 February 3, The Telegraph, page 14:",
          "text": "...gorgeous faces but zilch talent...",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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          "non-existent"
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      ],
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        "(informal, chiefly US) No, zero, non-existent."
      ],
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        "US",
        "informal",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Probably from Joe Zilch, a placeholder name (compare John Doe) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname Zilch.",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zilching",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zilched",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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          "text": "We zilched them on that rubber.",
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        {
          "ref": "1990 April 2, USA Today, page 20:",
          "text": "My favorite film of 1989 got zilched... That would be Field of Dreams.",
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        "To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat."
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          "score"
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          "nothing",
          "nothing"
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          "thoroughly"
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        "(informal, US sports) To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "shutout"
        }
      ],
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        "US",
        "informal"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "word": "ни фига́"
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    {
      "word": "shutout"
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