diddlyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdɪdli/,

/ˈdɪdl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈdɪdli/,

/ˈdɪdl̩i/

Forms: 1800s– diddly, 1900s– diddley.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare diddle v.¹ or diddle v.³, or perhaps an alteration of tiddly adj.² With use as noun compare diddly-squat n.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A. adj.

Insignificant, trifling.Originally (now sometimes) in euphemistic oaths.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > small or trifling in amount or degree

eathlyc890

littleOE

slender1530

foolish1533

triflinga1538

paltry1565

puny?1594

mean1599

minikin1617

unconsiderable1643

inconsiderable1648

punctilio1660

sneaking1703

insignificant1748

flimsy1756

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

microscopic1798

pindling1861

midget1879

diddly1893

scroddyc1909

chickenshit1934

1893 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 24 Nov. 3/2 We old fellers..could 'a' lifted any of these young spraouts who think they're so dad fired smart an their hull diddly darn load.

1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 24 Oct. 4/2 About the only way to avoid being prejudiced on a subject is not to give a diddly dad-burn about it one way or another.

1967 J. Kerouac Let. 21 July in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 441 Any little diddly piece of money will be appreciated.

1996 Esquire Jan. 38/1 I'm not talking about the diddly stuff such as whether to stick the expense account with that bottle of 1983 Château Margaux you order.

B. n.

= diddly-squat n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > nothing > nothing at all

noughtOE

neither tip nor toe1610

nix1781

damn the haet1787

no nothing1815

zero1823

all1842

neither hide nor hair1857

zip1900

nixie1906

damn all1910

fuck-all1916

Fanny Adams1919

bugger-all1921

S.F.A.1933

not a sausage1938

shit1949

zilch1956

eff-all1958

sod all1958

diddly-squat1963

diddly1964

jack-all1965

niente1969

zippo1973

feck-all1975

hee-haw1975

naff all1977

jack squat1986

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a trifling amount

dribbling1661

trifle1722

dab1729

dribc1730

smatters1766

penny number1845

diddly1964

1964 Amer. Speech 39 117 Bull- and diddly-shit become bull and diddly.

1969 A. Coppel Little Time for Laughter iii. 270 Not that I give a diddley about what Reeder thinks.

1981 T. Harris Red Dragon (1998) 106 Rankin and Willingham tossed the cell. Beautiful job, but they didn't find diddly.

2001 Nation 22 Jan. 24/1 ‘Liberal anticommunists’ were doing diddly about the shame of raw racial discrimination.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diddly
释义	diddlyadj.n. Brit. /ˈdɪdli/, /ˈdɪdl̩i/, U.S. /ˈdɪdli/, /ˈdɪdl̩i/ Forms: 1800s– diddly, 1900s– diddley. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare diddle v.¹ or diddle v.³, or perhaps an alteration of tiddly adj.² With use as noun compare diddly-squat n. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A. adj. Insignificant, trifling.Originally (now sometimes) in euphemistic oaths. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > small or trifling in amount or degree eathlyc890 littleOE slender1530 foolish1533 triflinga1538 paltry1565 puny?1594 mean1599 minikin1617 unconsiderable1643 inconsiderable1648 punctilio1660 sneaking1703 insignificant1748 flimsy1756 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 microscopic1798 pindling1861 midget1879 diddly1893 scroddyc1909 chickenshit1934 1893 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 24 Nov. 3/2 We old fellers..could 'a' lifted any of these young spraouts who think they're so dad fired smart an their hull diddly darn load. 1949 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 24 Oct. 4/2 About the only way to avoid being prejudiced on a subject is not to give a diddly dad-burn about it one way or another. 1967 J. Kerouac Let. 21 July in Sel. Lett. 1957–69 (1999) 441 Any little diddly piece of money will be appreciated. 1996 Esquire Jan. 38/1 I'm not talking about the diddly stuff such as whether to stick the expense account with that bottle of 1983 Château Margaux you order. B. n. = diddly-squat n. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > non-existence > [noun] > nothing > nothing at all noughtOE neither tip nor toe1610 nix1781 damn the haet1787 no nothing1815 zero1823 all1842 neither hide nor hair1857 zip1900 nixie1906 damn all1910 fuck-all1916 Fanny Adams1919 bugger-all1921 S.F.A.1933 not a sausage1938 shit1949 zilch1956 eff-all1958 sod all1958 diddly-squat1963 diddly1964 jack-all1965 niente1969 zippo1973 feck-all1975 hee-haw1975 naff all1977 jack squat1986 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a trifling amount dribbling1661 trifle1722 dab1729 dribc1730 smatters1766 penny number1845 diddly1964 1964 Amer. Speech 39 117 Bull- and diddly-shit become bull and diddly. 1969 A. Coppel Little Time for Laughter iii. 270 Not that I give a diddley about what Reeder thinks. 1981 T. Harris Red Dragon (1998) 106 Rankin and Willingham tossed the cell. Beautiful job, but they didn't find diddly. 2001 Nation 22 Jan. 24/1 ‘Liberal anticommunists’ were doing diddly about the shame of raw racial discrimination. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1893
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