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goose egg

 
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–noun Informal.
1. the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers' duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard.
2. a lump raised by a blow, esp. on the head.
Origin:
1350–1400; 1885–90, Americanism, for def. 1; ME: the egg of a goose
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goose egg  
n.   Slang

  1. Zero, especially when written as a numeral to indicate that no points have been scored.

  2. A swelling or lump, especially one caused by being struck.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
goose egg

  1. n.
    a score of zero. : We got a goose egg in the second inning.
  2. n.
    a bump on the head. : I walked into a door and got a big goose egg on my forehead.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

goose egg

Zero, nothing, especially a score of zero. For example, Our team did badly, earning goose egg, or My income from writing this year was goose egg. This expression is an Americanization of the earlier British duck's egg. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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