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diddly-squat

[ did-lee-skwot ]
/ ˈdɪd liˌskwɒt /
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noun Slang.

doodly-squat.

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RELATED WORDS

zip, nothingness, blank, zero, naught, void, nada, nought, zippo, squat, shred, jack, whit, iota, ounce, doodly-squat, insignificancy, anything

Nearby words

  1. diddikai,
  2. diddle,
  3. diddley,
  4. diddley, bo,
  5. diddly,
  6. diddlyshit,
  7. diddy,
  8. didelphic,
  9. dideoxycytidine,
  10. dideoxyinosine

Origin of diddly-squat

probably euphemistic variant of diddlyshit
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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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