nul pointsn.

Brit.

/ˌnjuːl ˈpwã/, U.S.

/ˌnʊl ˈpwɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French nul, points, point.

Etymology: Irregularly < French nul no (see null adj.) + points, plural of point point, mark (see point n.¹ I.), with reference originally to a score of zero points in the Eurovision Song Contest (in which the points awarded by each country are announced in both English and French, although scores of zero are not in fact announced in this way).

Chiefly British.

No points, as scored in the Eurovision Song Contest. Hence (allusively and humorously): no points scored in any context, esp. as a hypothetical mark awarded for a failure or dismal performance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > unfavourable result

unfavourable1838

nul points1979

1979 S. Pile Bk. of Heroic Failures (1982) v. 122 Singing an entrancingly drab number called ‘Mile after Mile’, a Norwegian pop singer, Mr Jan Teigan, scored nil in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. The voting..was unanimous: ‘Norway—no points..—nul points..—keine Pünkte’.

1989 Independent 18 Mar. 49/1 Malaysia's singing lawyer, Sudirman, pulls in crowds of over 100,000 for his epic 3-hour shows. Nul points, Katie? No way.

1994 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 28 Feb. According to the league tables [of babies' names] published today by the Registrar General for Scotland, things are no more predictable among the boys. Nul points in the top 10, for example, for John, Peter and Robert.

2000 Elle Sept. 51/1 Norway. Crispbread and brown cheese. May be a firm favourite with our Scandi sisters, but sadly scored nul points from us.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nul points
释义	nul pointsn. Brit. /ˌnjuːl ˈpwã/, U.S. /ˌnʊl ˈpwɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French nul, points, point. Etymology: Irregularly < French nul no (see null adj.) + points, plural of point point, mark (see point n.¹ I.), with reference originally to a score of zero points in the Eurovision Song Contest (in which the points awarded by each country are announced in both English and French, although scores of zero are not in fact announced in this way). Chiefly British. No points, as scored in the Eurovision Song Contest. Hence (allusively and humorously): no points scored in any context, esp. as a hypothetical mark awarded for a failure or dismal performance. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > unfavourable result unfavourable1838 nul points1979 1979 S. Pile Bk. of Heroic Failures (1982) v. 122 Singing an entrancingly drab number called ‘Mile after Mile’, a Norwegian pop singer, Mr Jan Teigan, scored nil in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. The voting..was unanimous: ‘Norway—no points..—nul points..—keine Pünkte’. 1989 Independent 18 Mar. 49/1 Malaysia's singing lawyer, Sudirman, pulls in crowds of over 100,000 for his epic 3-hour shows. Nul points, Katie? No way. 1994 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 28 Feb. According to the league tables [of babies' names] published today by the Registrar General for Scotland, things are no more predictable among the boys. Nul points in the top 10, for example, for John, Peter and Robert. 2000 Elle Sept. 51/1 Norway. Crispbread and brown cheese. May be a firm favourite with our Scandi sisters, but sadly scored nul points from us. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1979
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