Diddly-squat Definition
noun
A small or worthless amount.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
Alternative form of diddly-squat.
Wiktionary
(US slang, often humorous) Nothing; nothing whatsoever.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- shit
- squat
- diddley
- diddly
- diddlyshit
- diddly-shit
- diddlysquat
- doodly-squat
- jack
Origin of Diddly-squat
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The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang suggests that this is a variation of doodly-squat from 1934. Doodly-squat was originally the more common form, but diddly-squat overtook it in the mid-1970s, and is now four times more common in print.
From Wiktionary
Alteration of diddlyshit (influenced by doodly-squat) diddly (probably from diddle) shit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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