You can't tell diddly-squat about how good Covid antibody tests are says scientist Antibody tests are meant to tell you if you've had Covid – and there are 200 brands approved for sale. ‘Kind of makes up for doing diddly-squat over the weekend, I feel.' ‘Just because my blood happened to be on a note in my neighbor's yard (albeit, dead neighbor) means diddly-squat.' ‘I now know that whether you win or lose is really all about luck, and that studying all the form books in all the world won't get you diddly-squat. The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang lists the original form as 'Doodly-squat,' dating from 1934. No clue given as to the origin. Doodle means, variously, a fool, a Union soldier, a penis, to cheat, and to copulate. The dic does not list a usage for 'doodly-shit' until 1966.
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did·dly-squat
also did·dly·squat (dĭd′lē-skwŏt′)n.Slang
[Alteration of diddlyshit (influenced by doodly-squat) : diddly (probably from diddle) + shit.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
diddly-squat
(ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt) proninformal (usually used with a negative) USandCanadian anything: that doesn't mean diddly-squat. Also: diddlyordiddley
What Is Diddly Squat
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
did•dly
(ˈdɪd li)
n.
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[1960–65, Amer.; probably euphemistic shortening of diddlyshit]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | diddly-squat - a small worthless amount; 'you don't know jack' diddley, diddly, diddlyshit, diddly-shit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, squat, shit small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diddly-squat
What Does Diddly Squat
n (US inf) → nix(inf); he knows diddly squat about cooking → er hat keinen blassenSchimmervomKochen(inf); I don't think any of these films mean diddly-squat → ich glaubenicht, dass diese Filme irgendwas bedeuten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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did·dly-squat
also did·dly·squat (dĭd′lē-skwŏt′)n.Slang
[Alteration of diddlyshit (influenced by doodly-squat) : diddly (probably from diddle) + shit.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
diddly-squat
(ˌdɪdlɪˈskwɒt) proninformal (usually used with a negative) USandCanadian anything: that doesn't mean diddly-squat. Also: diddlyordiddley
What Is Diddly Squat
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
did•dly
(ˈdɪd li)n.
[1960–65, Amer.; probably euphemistic shortening of diddlyshit]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
| Noun | 1. | diddly-squat - a small worthless amount; 'you don't know jack' diddley, diddly, diddlyshit, diddly-shit, diddlysquat, doodly-squat, jack, squat, shit small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
diddly-squat
What Does Diddly Squat
n (US inf) → nix(inf); he knows diddly squat about cooking → er hat keinen blassenSchimmervomKochen(inf); I don't think any of these films mean diddly-squat → ich glaubenicht, dass diese Filme irgendwas bedeuten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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Clue: Diddly-squat
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