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DIDDLY-SQUAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diddly-squat mean?
• DIDDLY-SQUAT (noun)
The noun DIDDLY-SQUAT has 1 sense:
1. a small worthless amount
Familiarity information: DIDDLY-SQUAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small worthless amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
diddley; diddly; diddly-shit; diddly-squat; diddlyshit; diddlysquat; doodly-squat; jack; shit; squat
Context example:
you don't know jack
Hypernyms ("diddly-squat" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
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