Thesaurus results for DOODLEY-SQUAT

doodley-squat

noun

ˈdü-dᵊl-ē-ˌskwät

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Definition of doodley-squat

as in damn

the smallest amount or part imaginable tried to act intelligent but it was painfully obvious that he didn't know doodley-squat about cosmology

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Noun

Trump is not a successful deal maker, because no deal Trump makes is worth a damn.

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of damn

Noun

Closer to home there’s The Invite’s Olivia Wilde, who is a hoot as a tightly wound yuppie, and who could make history as the first woman to direct herself to an acting nomination.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Whyte is a hoot, and her thick-as-thieves chemistry with Horgan a delight.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of hoot

Noun

In art, as in life, the messy materiality of flesh fazes me not one whit.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?

— Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

Definition of whit

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But for the most part, both are getting their points across, landing a few licks and, so far, avoiding the sort of major gaffe or damaging moment that could reshape the race.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Shafee operates in a languid, free-form zone throughout, trading his funky licks for loose, spacious lines and tolling, repetitive chords.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of lick

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With every word, these leaders shed another shred of dignity.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
There’s yet to be a shred of evidence that Belichick can build and guide North Carolina’s roster into the kind of behemoth that can go on the road in the ACC, play poorly and win by double digits while barely being threatened with a loss.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of shred

Noun

The 24-piece box comes with miniature jars of jams and spreads like fig and cardamom, caramel and dark chocolate, rhubarb and strawberry, apricot and honey, and more.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
According to organizers, subjects covered include fig tree stranglers, various symbols of the underworld and evil-spirit resisters like fennel.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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