Complete Definition of "goose egg"

English
Etymology

  1. From the oval shape of both a goose's egg and the Arabic numeral zero (0).

Noun
goose egg

  1. (colloquial) zero; nothing

#: I missed every question on the quiz and got a goose egg.

  1. (colloquial) swelling bump on the head caused by a hard knock.
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