diddly-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).]

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noun US
noun US

A trivial amount or number; nothing. (1963 —) . Also diddly-shit (1964 —) , diddly (1964 —) .
New York Times Magazine This ballplayer would be shown fumbling on the guitar, prompting the veteran rock musician to say, 'Bo, you don't know diddly' (1990).
Sunday Times Magazine When it was all over, I got a huge free bag of ginseng. Lucy got diddly-squat. 'You see?' I told her smugly, as we walked back out on the street. 'Sometimes it pays to be a crybaby' (1997).

[Alteration of doodly-squat noun.]

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