n. nothing. (Folksy. Originally black or southern.)
This contract isn't worth diddly-squat.I get paid almost doodlysquat for a full day's work.
Idiom
diddly-squat
American, informal nothing at all.
What does he know about the South? Diddly-squat!The lyrics in his songs aren't worth diddly-squat - it's the melodies that make you feel good.
diddly-squat
⇨ diddly-shit; diddly-squatnoun anything or nothing at all US, 1955
diddly-squat
Nothing; anything at all (when used in negative statements). I have to admit that I know diddly-squat when it comes to computers.Unless you give me something in writing, that promise isn't worth diddly-squat.
diddly-squat
and (doodly-)squat (ˈdɪdliskwɑt and ˈdudliskwɑt)
n. nothing. (Folksy. Originally black or southern.) This contract isn’t worth diddly-squat.