out for a duck
phrase
out for a duck is spelled O-U-T-F-O-R-A-D-U-C-K: 11 letters. As a phrase, out for a duck means “Having batted no hits for the entire game” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in out for a duck?
| Letters | 11: O-U-T-F-O-R-A-D-U-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does out for a duck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
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Having batted no hits for the entire game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does out for a duck come from?
From the use of duck to mean a batsman's score of 0 in cricket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).