doodly-squat

Questions about doodly-squat

What does doodly-squat mean?

doodly-squat means "a small worthless amount".

How many syllables are in doodly-squat?

doodly-squat has 4 syllables: do-od-ly--squat. The stress falls on "od".

What is another word for doodly-squat?

Close synonyms include jack, diddly-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 doodly-squat a common word?

doodly-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.