What does diddly mean?
Diddly means (informal) A small amount of no worth..
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/ˈdɪdəli/ · noun
(informal) A small amount of no worth..
They head down the mountain, back to base camp, and when they get there they don't say diddly. They don't talk. Not a word, like they're deaf and dumb.
On the handcar mornings or evenings he would amuse his companion by pumping away to a triple-tongued pattern, which he would hum emphatically as they rolled along: "dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee dee-dum dum diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly diddly dee..."
...When combined with the following picked note, this gives a rhythmic 'diddly-dum' effect.
It's easy enough for him to go “diddly-diddly-diddly-dum” a thousand and one times, whereas with me it's “diddly-diddly-diddly- omigodIcan'tbreathe-dum!”)
"My child is going to be taught all about sex as soon as he can understand. Mother-in-law is always clucking to him about his diddly. No, no, I say, you must call it penis."
Use diddly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Diddly means (informal) A small amount of no worth..
Common synonyms include ace, atom, atomy, aught.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They head down the mountain, back to base camp, and when they get there they don't say diddly. They don't talk. Not a word, like they're deaf and dumb.
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