diddly

noun

ˈdi-dᵊl-ē How to pronounce diddly (audio)
Definition of diddlynext
slang
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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  1. damn
  2. whit
  3. lick
  4. hoot
Noun
  • 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
  • But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
Definition of damn
Noun
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.
    Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
Definition of whit
Noun
  • This tribute to the ill-fitting celebrity guest spots on sitcoms of yore rises to incredible heights of lunacy and requires not a lick of prior knowledge about Little Richard to pull laughs from viewers.
    Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Because McMillan’s also one of the few collegiate wideouts who’s ever given Hunter a lick of trouble.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of lick
Noun
  • Oldman seems to be having a hoot in the role, too, which has landed him one of the show’s aforementioned Emmy nominations.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Margaret Qualley, as the former A-lister's younger self, also goes for broke in a film that's a disturbing, hilarious and jaw-dropping hoot.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of hoot
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“Diddly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diddly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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