zilch

Etymology
Probably from, a placeholder name (compare ) used by Nunnally Johnson in his column in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from 1923; in turn from Joe Zilch, an unseen character referenced in comedian Frank Tinney's stage routine. Compare the rare German surname.

Noun

 * 1)  A nobody: a person who is worthless in importance or character.
 * 2) * 1931 July, Ballyhoo, Vol. I, No. 1, p. 1:
 * President Henry P. Zilch. Chairman of the Board Charles D. Zilch. Treasurer Otto Zilch.
 * 1) * 1932 February, Ballyhoo, Vol. II, No. 1:
 * Bernarr MacZilch [for Bernarr Macfadden] and His Dynamic-Hooey System... The WEAKLING Who Became 'The World's Most Perfect Ass!'
 * 1)  Nothing, zero.
 * 1)  Nothing, zero.
 * 1)  Nothing, zero.

Translations

 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ei-kukaan
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:, ни черта́, , ни шиша́, ,  ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Turkish: ,

Adjective

 * 1)  No, zero, non-existent.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.