diddly-squat

noun

ˈdi-dᵊl-ē-ˌskwät How to pronounce diddly-squat (audio)
Definition of diddly-squatnext
slang
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable your apology is long overdue and doesn't mean diddly-squat to me

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  1. damn
  2. whit
  3. hoot
  4. lick
Noun
  • 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
Definition of damn
Noun
  • 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
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    — The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of whit
Noun
  • Our driver, Stu, was a hoot and snuck in a couple of impromptu stops at Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest street, and the historic Dunedin Railway Station, an architectural landmark considered to be the most photographed building in New Zealand.
    — Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The prolonged hoots and hollers that followed, so soon after the concert’s start, said it all: there were two stars in the house.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of hoot
Noun
  • Great staff, great selection, not a lick of snobbery.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Duhaime says that's because of the Roman numerals of Super Bowl LIX (which sounds like licks).
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of lick
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