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doodly-squat

American  
[dood-lee-skwot] / ˈdud liˌskwɒt /

noun

Slang.

  1. variant of diddly-squat.

Etymology

Origin of doodly-squat

Probably euphemistic variant of doodly-shit, diddlyshit; doodle 1, diddle 2, -y 2

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But before you could say doodly-squat, my arms had circled her and she had flung her arms around my neck, and I could feel her wet cheek against mine.

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