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diddly

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did⋅dly

  [did-lee]
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–noun, plural -dlies for 2. Slang.
1. a thing of little or no value; naught: Your excuses aren't worth diddly to me.
2. a flaw; malfunction.
Origin:
perh. euphemistic shortening of diddlyshit
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did·dly   (dĭd'lē)   
n.   Slang
A small or worthless amount: His advice wasn't worth diddly to me.

[Short for diddlyshit; see diddly-squat.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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