diddly-shit
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small worthless amount; something of no value or importance: "diddly-shit" is a vulgar slang term used to emphasize that something is insignificant, worthless, or amounts to nothing.
Usage
- As a noun: It is used as a direct object, often following verbs like "know," "have," or "amount to," to express extreme insignificance. It is considered highly informal and offensive.
- Context: This term is used in very casual, often frustrated or dismissive, speech. It is not appropriate for formal, academic, or professional settings.
Examples
- Noun:
- After all that work, I got paid diddly-shit. (Emphasizes that the payment was negligible or unfair.)
- He doesn't know diddly-shit about fixing cars. (Stresses that his knowledge is completely lacking or worthless.)
- Your opinion amounts to diddly-shit in this matter. (Indicates the opinion is considered to have zero value or influence.)
Advanced Usage
- "not know diddly-shit (about something)": to know absolutely nothing about a particular subject.
- She claimed to be an expert, but she doesn't know diddly-shit about medieval history.
- "not worth diddly-shit": to be completely without value.
- That old computer isn't worth diddly-shit anymore.
Variants and Related Words
- Diddly (noun, slang): A euphemistic shortening, meaning nothing or something trivial.
- I accomplished diddly today.
- Diddly-squat (noun, slang): A synonymous, slightly less vulgar variant meaning nothing at all.
- This contract isn't worth diddly-squat.
- Jack (noun, slang): Used in the same way (e.g., "You don't know jack.").
- Bupkis (noun, slang): Another slang term for nothing or something worthless.
Synonyms
- Nothing: The absence of anything; zero.
- Zilch: Informal term for nothing.
- Nada: Spanish loanword used in English to mean nothing.
- Zip: Informal term for nothing or zero.
Related Idioms
- Not know jack shit: A more vulgar idiom with the same meaning as "not know diddly-shit."
- Don't listen to him; he doesn't know jack shit about investing.
- For shit: Used as an intensifier to mean "badly" or "not at all," often in phrases like "can't sing for shit" or "doesn't work for shit."
- This printer doesn't print for shit.
Noun
- a small worthless amount
- you don't know jack