- Synonyms: zero, zip, nada, nothing, none, hill of beans
- Antonyms: one +, everything, anything
- Etymology: 1966 English (!), from a 1930s comic character named Mr. Zilch in the magazine "Ballyhoo." Zilch is actually a last name in German that probably came from a nonsense word that came to mean "nothing."
- Example: I wanted to win the Powerball last week, but since I didn't even bother to buy a ticket, I ended up with zilch.
Remember the game of SKUNK? Go ahead - take a risk!
Beware! If a zero is rolled, your score will be ZILCH!
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