A quantity of no importance. Synonyms:aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo."Reduced to nil all the work we had done" , "We racked up a pathetic goose egg" , "It was all for naught" , "I didn't hear zilch about it"
... goes the tale that my father, who knew everything, told to me. That is why Dingaan sent him here to make report of you." And she told her all the wonderful story of Mopo and of the death of T'Chaka, which Rachel treasured in her mind. [Footnote: For the history of Mopo, see "Nada the Lily."—AUTHOR.] ... — The Ghost Kings • H. Rider Haggard