diddly-squat

American  

[did-lee-skwot] / ˈdɪd liˌskwɒt /

noun

Slang.

1. 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.

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diddly-squat British  

/ ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt /

pronoun

1. informal (usually used with a negative) anything

   that doesn't mean diddly-squat

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Etymology

Origin of diddly-squat

Probably euphemistic variant of diddlyshit

Example Sentences

“China’s the second-largest economy in the world, and we get diddly-squat from China,” or very little, he added.

From Seattle Times

That certainly seems to be what Trump is doing, but The Donald doesn’t care diddly-squat about the Squad, even if, as a bonus, it has siphoned the juice from his Democratic challengers.

From Washington Post

“Now they want to throw this tradition away. If early civilizations hadn’t used vellum, our understanding of history would be diddly-squat!”

From New York Times

Evangelicals alone aren’t enough to push someone over the top, which is why the winner of the Iowa caucus doesn’t predict diddly-squat about the eventual outcome.

From Salon

The moderates push back, saying that giving complete control to all English MPs would effectively create an English Parliament, leave the UK government with diddly-squat to do, and unnecessarily antagonise the Scots.

From BBC

Related Words

• nonentity