diddly-squats

plural of diddly-squat, slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diddly-squats
Noun
  • On the title track, a handful of bass licks grow outward into a waiting drum beat.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Kershaw was on the winning end more often than not, but that didn’t mean the Giants didn’t also get in their licks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • All the segments understand the assignment, aiming primarily to elicit hoots and hollers.
    James Grebey, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Diddly-squats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diddly-squats. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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