duck egg

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duck egg

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From the shape of an egg, resembling the digit 0. Compare goose egg.

noun duck eggs · duck's egg

informal Zero; nothing.

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@misc{duck_egg_2026,
  title = {duck egg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duck%20egg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}