Meaning & use
Diddly
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Informally, nothing at all, especially in the phrase 'diddly-squat' or 'not a diddly'.
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He didn't know diddly about fixing cars.
After all that effort, we got diddly-squat in return.
A note on using this word
Almost always used for emphasis in negative statements, frequently paired with 'squat' for extra emphasis.
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everything
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