diddlyshit
- noun
- /ˈdɪdliˌʃɪt/
- Offensive
- The budget for the project was diddlyshit, making it impossible to achieve our goals.
Examples
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He claims he can run a marathon, but his training has amounted to diddlyshit.
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It don't take diddlyshit, man!
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After searching for hours, I found diddlyshit in my closet.
Synonyms
An amount that is nothing
A very small, worthless amount people talk about in negative sentences
A very small amount, almost nothing
A very small amount, almost nothing
Nothing at all
A very small or worthless amount
Something of little or no worth
A very small thing that is not important or valuable
A very small amount or nothing at all
A very small amount that is almost nothing
A very small amount of money used to say something is not worth much
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Etymology
Diddlyshit comes from the playful phrase diddly-squat; diddly means 'very small' or 'nothing' and shit is a rude word added to make it stronger. So diddlyshit is used to say you have 'nothing at all' or only a 'tiny, worthless amount'.