diddly-squat

did·dly-squat also did·dly·squat (d

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n. Slang

A small or worthless amount.

[Alteration of diddlyshit (influenced by doodly-squat) : diddly (probably from diddle) + shit, added as an intensive (from shit).]

diddly-squat [ˈdɪdlɪˌskwɒt]

pron

US and Canadian informal (usually used with a negative) anything that doesn't mean diddly-squat

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Noun

diddly-squat - a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"

diddley, diddly, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, squat, shit

small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

Translations

diddly-squat [ˈdɪdlɪˈskwɒt] N → nada de nada

diddly-squat

n (US inf) → nix (inf); he knows diddly squat about cooking → er hat keinen blassen Schimmer vom Kochen (inf); I don’t think any of these films mean diddly-squat → ich glaube nicht, dass diese Filme irgendwas bedeuten

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He's learned diddly-squat from the MPs' expenses scandal and is abusing all of us by making us cough up for his household essentials, er, like a noticeboard and blackboard for the kitchen.

WHAT the heck is new [...] by The Mirror (London, England)

Anyone who joined up between 1989 and 1991 receives diddly-squat.

Your View: MoD bonuses by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Byline: Ron Hickman ZILCH, zip, bubkis, goose egg, diddly-squat, nada, jack.

Ten to Follow: We have no chance now, so roll on the jumps by The Racing Post (London, England)

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