diddly

noun

did·​dly ˈdi-dᵊl-ē 

ˈdid-lē

slang

: diddly-squat

Synonyms

• beans
• bubkes
• bupkes
• bupkus
• continental
• damn
• darn
• durn
• diddly-squat [slang]
• doodley-squat
• doodly-squat
• fig
• ghost
• hoot
• iota
• jot
• lick
• modicum
• rap
• squat [slang]
• syllable
• tittle
• whit
• whoop

Examples of diddly in a Sentence

He helped us a lot, but she didn't do diddly.

that jerk doesn't know diddly about half the things he spouts off about

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing diddly

• diddly-squat