On the handcar mornings or evenings he would amuse his companion by pumping away to a triple-tongued pattern, which he would hum emphatically as they rolled along: "dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee dee-dum dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee..."
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diddly — UK [ˈdɪdlɪ] / US or diddly squat UK / US noun [uncountable] American informal nothing … English dictionary
diddly — ☆ diddly [did′lē ] n. Slang anything at all or of any consequence [doesn t know diddly about computers] adj. Slang worthless, mediocre, etc.: Also sp. diddley … English World dictionary
diddly — did|dly [ˈdıdli] n also did|dly|squat [ˌdıdliˈskwɔt US ˈdıdliskwa:t] AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from doodlysquat nothing (1900 2000)] not know/mean diddly to know or mean nothing at all ▪ Brad? He doesn t know diddly about… … Dictionary of contemporary English
diddly — did|dly [ dıdli ] or ,diddly squat noun uncount AMERICAN INFORMAL nothing: He doesn t know diddly about stocks and shares … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
diddly — also diddlysquat noun not know/mean diddly AmE informal to know or mean nothing at all: Brad? He doesn t know diddly about baseball … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
diddly — noun a small worthless amount you don t know jack • Syn: ↑jack, ↑doodly squat, ↑diddly squat, ↑diddlysquat, ↑diddly shit, ↑diddlyshit, ↑diddley, ↑squat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
diddly — noun Date: 1964 slang diddly squat … New Collegiate Dictionary
diddly — /did lee/, n., pl. diddlies for 2. Slang. 1. a thing of little or no value; naught: Your excuses aren t worth diddly to me. 2. a flaw; malfunction. [perh. euphemistic shortening of DIDDLYSHIT] * * * … Universalium
diddly — Nothing. It don t mean diddly to me … Dictionary of american slang
diddly — Nothing. It don t mean diddly to me … Dictionary of american slang
