diddly

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(did′lē)

Inflections of 'diddly' (n): npl: diddlies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
did•dly  (did′lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dlies for 2.[Slang.]
  1. Slang Termsa thing of little or no value;
    naught:Your excuses aren't worth diddly to me.
  2. Slang Termsa flaw;
    malfunction.
  • perh. euphemistic shortening of diddlyshit

'diddly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
diddly-squat - diddlyshit - doodly-squat

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