diddly
Example Sentences
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He didn’t know diddly about ships or sailing, so he had to tell a big fib to get a job as a cabin boy.
From Literature
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“Of course he won the video game. But he doesn’t know diddly about the Dewey decimal system. That’s why I beat him in the book reshelving game.”
From Literature
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“That wonderful résumé that you have means diddly squat when that whistle blows in CONCACAF. It’s the great equalizer.”
From Los Angeles Times
“He wasn’t doing anything — squat, diddly,” Wren Williams said in an interview about his primary opponent.
From Washington Post
It’s even got a name: The diddly squat.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.