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Diddly

//ˈdɪdəli// intj, noun, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    A written representation of a trill sound.

    "On the handcar mornings or evenings he would amuse his companion by pumping away to a triple-tongued pattern, which he would hum emphatically as they rolled along: "dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee dee-dum dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee...""

Noun
  1. 1
    A small amount of no worth. countable, informal, uncountable

    "They head down the mountain, back to base camp, and when they get there they don't say diddly. They don't talk. Not a word, like they're deaf and dumb."

  2. 2
    penis childish, slang, sometimes

    ""My child is going to be taught all about sex as soon as he can understand. Mother-in-law is always clucking to him about his diddly. No, no, I say, you must call it penis.""

  3. 3
    a small worthless amount wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Short for diddly-squat.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Etymology 3

Possibly shortened from diddlywhacker.

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