English : Diddly-squat





What is the meaning of diddly-squat?

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This is a slang expression meaning nothing. When you say that someone knows diddly-squat about chemistry, what you mean is that the individual doesn't know anything about the subject.

For example:

• After all the work I did, I got paid diddly-squat.

• The property that we bought ten years ago is now worth diddly-squat.





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COURTESY : The Hindu (The National News-Paper) - India


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