as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
that jerk doesn't know diddly about half the things he spouts off about
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Noun
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Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025 -
Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
The Editors,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The Bramley Moore pub has had a fresh lick of paint, Everton blue replacing green in anticipation of the ground’s grand opening in August.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Not just bumping a guy to get a hit on the stat sheet, but maybe getting a good lick on someone and kinda waking the team a little bit.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The movie is a jaw-dropping hoot, with Moore as an aging celebrity who takes a drug treatment that unlocks her younger self (Margaret Qualley).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Parker Posey plays Tim’s wife, Victoria, a brassy belle who thinks everything her children do is a hoot.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Diddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diddly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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