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Definition of zilch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

zilch

noun
 
/zɪltʃ/
 
/zɪltʃ/
[uncountable] (informal)
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  1. nothing
    • I arrived in this country with zilch.
    Word Origin1960s: origin uncertain; perhaps from a Mr Zilch, a character in the 1930s US humorous magazine Ballyhoo.
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