doodley-squat

A form of diddly-squat — Nothing; nothing whatsoever.

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Meanings

noundoodley-squat (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of diddly-squat (“nothing whatsoever”).

    Most other countries didn't have doodley-squat. […] Everybody in America was supposed to grab whatever he could and hold onto it. Some Americans were very good at grabbing and holding, were fabulously well-to-do. Others couldn't get their hands on doodley-squat.

    1973, Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions, Random House, published 2010, →ISBN, pages 12–13

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APA

doodley-squat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doodley-squat

MLA

“doodley-squat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doodley-squat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doodley-squat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doodley-squat.

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