diddly-squat

Zero, slang version

Diddly-squat means nothing at all, absolutely zero: He doesn't know diddly-squat about cars.

The word is informal and mildly emphatic, used when plain "nothing" feels insufficient.

Often shortened to just diddly: That contract isn't worth diddly.

nothing

zilch

Informal term for naught

nadaBorrowed zero
zipToothed sliding fastener
nilNothing whatsoever

zero · bupkis · naught · goose egg · jack · diddy · bugger all · sweet nothing · nix · nowt

worthlessness

worthless

Lacking any value

valuelessHaving no worth
negligibleToo small to consider
paltryContemptibly meager

measly · pitiful · piddling · trifling · insignificant · meager · pathetic · lousy · crummy · two-bit

nonsense

baloney

Foolish talk, slang

hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
bullshitInsincere or false talk

drivel · bunk · rubbish · crap · poppycock · bosh · twaddle · claptrap · codswallop · bunkum

Categories

nothingnessnothing, zero, nil, none, nada

Opposites

quantity/amount

diddly-squateverything

The complete set

a lot · tons · plenty · loads · heaps

value/significance

diddly-squatgold

Element seventy-nine

everything · big bucks · serious money · treasure · real value

Family

squat, squatting, squatted, squatter, diddly, squatters, doodly-squat

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