diddly-squat

[did-lee-skwot]

did·dly-squat

[did-lee-skwot]
noun Slang.

Origin:
probably euphemistic variant of diddlyshit
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Diddly-squat is always a great word to know.
So is la-la land. Does it mean:
a clever, unscrupulous person
a state of being out of touch with reality; Los Angeles
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diddly-squat (ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt)
 
pron
informal (US), (Canadian) (usually used with a negative) anything: that doesn't mean diddly-squat

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diddly-squat definition

[ˈdɪdliskwɑt] and [ˈdudliskwɑt]
and (doodly-)squat
  1. n.
    nothing. (Folksy. Originally black or southern.) : This contract isn't worth diddly-squat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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