naughts

Definition of naughtsnext
plural of naught
as in zeros
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it my locker number is naught-seven-two

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Noun
  • The Ducks dominated the first period by every measure except the score, with zeros remaining on the board as the teams headed to their respective dressing rooms.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
  • And even that isn’t conceded until the game clock strikes triple zeroes.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • By the time his Astroworld album arrived in 2018, Scott had fully fused his influences — Houston rap, electronic and EDM, Kanye-era maximalism, and aughts-vintage trap — into a blockbuster vision.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Abercrombie and Fitch dropped a secret archives collection full of nostalgia-inducing pieces that’ll take you back to the early aughts.
    Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Naughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naughts. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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