did·dly

did·dly
/ˈdıdl̩i/ noun [noncount]
US slang :diddly-squat

Her contributions don't amount to diddly. [=anything]

He helped us a lot, but she didn't do diddly.


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  • did·dly-squat — /ˈdıdl̩iˌskwɑːt/ noun [noncount] US slang : the least amount : anything at all You don t know diddly squat about sports. He loved his job even though it didn t pay diddly squat …   Useful english dictionary

  • dly-squat — did·dly squat; …   English syllables

  • dly — cud·dly; cur·dly; dly; nee·dly; pud·dly; spin·dly; tid·dly·wink; twad·dly; twid·dly; wad·dly; did·dly; fid·dly; tid·dly; …   English syllables

  • did — ac·ri·did; aleu·ro·did; ar·a·did; ar·chi·did·as·ca·li·an; can·did·ly; can·did·ness; con·did·dle; co·pep·o·did; did; did·der; did·dle dee; did·dle·dees; did·dler; did·dy; did·ger·i·doo; did·na; did·ric; did·y·mo·lite; did·y·mous; Di·lau·did;… …   English syllables

  • diddly — did·dly …   English syllables

  • diddly — did|dly [ˈdıdli] n also did|dly|squat [ˌdıdliˈskwɔt US ˈdıdliskwa:t] AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from doodlysquat nothing (1900 2000)] not know/mean diddly to know or mean nothing at all ▪ Brad? He doesn t know diddly about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • diddly — did|dly [ dıdli ] or ,diddly squat noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL nothing: He doesn t know diddly about stocks and shares …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • diddly-squat — did·dly squat …   English syllables

  • diddly — did•dly [[t]ˈdɪd li[/t]] n. cvb sts sl. the least amount: not worth diddly[/ex] • Etymology: 1960–65, amer.; prob. euphemistic shortening of diddlyshit …   From formal English to slang

  • diddly-squat — did′dly squat or doodly squat. n. Slang. cvb sts diddly • Etymology: 1960–65, amer.; prob. euphemistic var. of diddlyshit …   From formal English to slang

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