doodley–squat

noun \ˈdü-d^əl-ē-ˌskwät\

Definition of DOODLEY-SQUAT

doodley–squat or doodly–squat \ˈdü-d^əl-ē-ˌskwät\

doodley (perhaps alteration of do one's do to defecate) + squat

First Known Use: 1934

Synonyms: beans, bubkes (also bupkes or bupkus), continental, damn, darn (also durn), diddly [slang], diddly-squat [slang], doodley-squat (or doodly-squat), fig, ghost, hoot, iota, lick, modicum, rap, squat [slang], syllable, tittle, whit, whoop

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