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Meanings of diddly-squat in English

Portuguese
porcaria nenhuma

A small worthless amount.

porcaria nenhuma
Usage of diddly-squat in English
1
Billions handed to private business, and near-enough diddly-squat to anyone else.
Independent.ie
2
It's not going to make diddly-squat worth of difference to the safety of our community.
Radio NZ
3
Actually, we've already signed it, but that means diddly-squat until Parliament signs off on that.
Radio NZ
4
Not many people can say "diddly-squat" and still be taken seriously.
The Kingmaker
5
The breakthroughs get a lot of attention, but attention means diddly-squat in the bigger picture.
Wired
6
It's perfect, even if it means jack-diddly-squat to me.
The Guardian
7
He was tired and frustrated and mostly he dreaded telling Chief Ramsey that he had diddly-squat.
A necessary evil
8
To coin a phrase, that is diddly-squat.
The Guardian
9
Legally, the survey counted for diddly-squat.
News.com.au
10
Last year Owen Jones claimed in the Guardian that Magna Carta "means diddly-squat to average English subjects".
The Guardian
11
Twenty minutes later, having scrutinized all two hundred and six listings and finding diddly-squat, I decided to broaden my search.
Hula Done It?
12
It doesn't necessarily mean diddly-squat but we deserve to get through too, because of the sheer quality of our qualifying campaign so far.
The Irish Times
13
'Cause you don't know diddly-squat 'bout espionage cases.
The Kingmaker
14
"Just another thread to tug, which is pretty much cause for celebration since yesterday I had diddly-squat."
Deadly little secrets
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