diddly-squat
[ did-lee-skwot ]
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
1Probably 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.
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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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