diddly-squat

Questions about diddly-squat

What does diddly-squat mean?

diddly-squat means "a small worthless amount".

How many syllables are in diddly-squat?

diddly-squat has 3 syllables and divides as didd-ly--squat under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for diddly-squat?

Close synonyms include jack, doodly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is diddly-squat a common word?

diddly-squat is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.