diddly-squat

[ did-lee-skwot ]

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nounSlang.

a minimum amount or degree; the least bit (usually used in the negative): This coin collection isn't worth diddly-squat in today's market.

Origin of diddly-squat

Probably euphemistic variant of diddlyshit

Also doodly-squat.

Words Nearby diddly-squat

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How to use diddly-squat 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 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for diddly-squat

diddly-squat

/ (ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt) /

pronoun

US and Canadian informal (usually used with a negative) anything: that doesn't mean diddly-squat

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