zilch

American  

[zilch] / zɪltʃ /

noun

Slang.

1. zero; nothing.

   The search came up with zilch.

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zilch British  

/ zɪltʃ /

noun

1. nothing

2. sport nil

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Etymology

Origin of zilch

1965–70, perhaps continuous with earlier zilch snafu, Mr. Zilch a character in Ballyhoo, a humor magazine first published in 1931; for sense zip ³

Example Sentences

The Trojans were eventually forced to attempt a field goal, but Ryon Sayeri bounced it off the right upright and the Trojans ended up with zilch.

From Los Angeles Times

“Z” the zebra is still zooming through the wild, and a zillion zealous searches have returned zilch.

From Seattle Times

As for how much of the white and fluffy stuff accumulated in the Emerald City … zero, zip, zilch, nada.

From Seattle Times

That was all he desired, because any actual investigation would have come up with zilch.

From Salon

Navarro seemed to put an end to any speculation, saying, “Whoopi Goldberg, as we know, likes electric heated toilets. The chance of her being at Burning Man is zilch!”

From Los Angeles Times