Players who are dismissed by the first ball they face are said to have been dismissed for a golden duck.
Players who are dismissed without facing a ball (usually run out) are said to be out for a diamond duck .
This is not to be confused with a platinum duck, which refers colloquially to a batsman who is out on the first ball of a match. Silver duck, is referred to a batsman who gets out on the second ball he faces without scoring a run.
To be dismissed for nought in both innings of the same two-innings match is to be dismissed for a pair, because the two noughts together are thought to resemble a pair of spectacles; the longer form is occasionally used. To be dismissed first ball in both innings (i.e., two golden ducks) is to suffer the indignity of making a king pair.