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diddly
[ did-lee ]
/ ˈdɪd li /
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noun, plural did·dlies for 2. Slang.
a thing of little or no value; naught: Your excuses aren't worth diddly to me.
a flaw; malfunction.
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Origin of diddly
Perhaps euphemistic shortening of diddlyshit
Words nearby diddly
didactyl, didapper, diddikai, diddle, Diddley, diddly, diddlyshit, diddly-squat, diddy, Diderot, didgeridoo
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How to use diddly in a sentence
There may well be a chill here, but it has diddly-squat to do with the one Senator Alexander fears.
The Republican Street Fight Over Transparency in Government|Lawrence Lessig|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEASTThat he was elected only proves the point: No one knows diddly about this guy.