diddly-squat
[ did-lee-skwot ]
/ ˈdɪd liˌskwɒt /
noun Slang.
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Origin of diddly-squat
probably euphemistic variant of diddlyshit
Words nearby diddly-squat
didapper, diddikai, diddle, diddley, diddly, diddly-squat, diddlyshit, diddy, didelphic, dideoxycytidine, dideoxyinosine
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Example sentences from the Web for diddly-squat
There may well be a chill here, but it has diddly-squat to do with the one Senator Alexander fears.
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British Dictionary definitions for diddly-squat
diddly-squat
/ (ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt) /
pronoun
US and Canadian informal (usually used with a negative) anythingthat doesn't mean diddly-squat
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