- 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. 2012.
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dly-squat — did·dly squat; … English syllables
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 … Useful english dictionary
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
squat — 1. in. to sit (down). □ Come on in and squat for a while. □ Squat over here by the fire. 2. n. nothing. (See also did dly squat.) □ I worked all day on this, and she didn’t pay me squat. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
diddly-squat — did·dly squat … English syllables
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
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
