Meaning of diddly-squat | Babel Free

Definitions

Nothing; nothing whatsoever.

US, humorous, often, slang, uncountable

Examples

“I didn't know diddly-squat about development; I also didn't know that someone could be an “officer” of major gifts. “Do they wear badges?” my friends had wanted to know, because my friends, like myself, had been completely ignorant of the field of development.”

“Money? Power? Maybe a little prestige? Everything they worked for amounted to diddly-squat; more money, bigger houses, more and more empty air. None of them would ever know the feeling of having a purpose in life.”

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