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diddlysquat

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did⋅dly-squat

  [did-lee-skwot]
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–noun Slang.
doodly-squat.
Origin:
prob. euphemistic var. of diddlyshit

doo⋅dly-squat

  [dood-lee-skwot]
–noun Slang.
a minimum amount or degree; the least bit (usually used in the negative): This coin collection isn't worth doodly-squat in today's market.
Also, diddly-squat.

Origin:
prob. euphemistic var. of doodly-shit, diddlyshit; see doodle 1 , diddle 2 , -y 2
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did·dly-squat also did·dly·squat   (dĭd'lē-skwŏt')   
n.   Slang
A small or worthless amount.

[Alteration of diddlyshit (influenced by doodly-squat) : diddly (probably from diddle2) + shit, added as an intensive (from shit).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
diddly-squat [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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