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Definitions
Etymologies
- Alteration of diddlyshit (influenced by doodly-squat) : diddly (probably from diddle2) + shit, added as an intensive (from shit).
Examples
“Republicans don't know diddly-squat about economics and financial policy.”
“Other than getting into a decent grad school and associating with the cream of your generation, getting straight A's means diddly-squat in the real world, where it's all about hustle, determination, focus, dressing right, sucking up, and who you know.”
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“I would do diddly-squat because there is no way that a novel – or a video game, television show or film, for that matter – can have any possible input into a criminal act.”
“That's because they don't know diddly-squat about issues.”
“I choose, and voted for, Barack Obama, but if he doesn't win, I will vote for Clinton over John McCain anytime, and I no longer care diddly-squat for Clinton.”
“I get diddly-squat for posting this comment on this blog.”
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“I thought he was gonna hit a ton of home runs this year, and he pretty did diddly-squat and was sent back to the minors a week ago.”
“The honest answers are that the current congress has done diddly-squat towards enacting the change that was promised in 2006.”
“The honest answers are that the current congress has done diddly-squat towards enacting the change that was promised in 2006.”
“I read and enjoy mysteries set in English villages, because I know diddly-squat about life in an English village -- maybe English folks would believe a mystery set in rural CT - either way, it's a limited readership, right?”
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
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