Donut

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Donut (U.K: Doughnut) /ˈdəʊnʌt/ (n.)
A zero. Nought. Zilch. Nil. Bupkis. Nulla. Bust. Sweet Fanny Adams. Bagatelle. Love. Null points. Nada. A big bagel — hold the cream cheese and lox. Zippo the Hippo. Nix. صفر. Goose-egg. ноль. Cypher. A whoreson zed; an unnecessary letter.

An invitation to get your coat, that may shortly precede an instruction to do so.

See also

• Bonus
• Candle problem
• Redundancy