doodley-squat

noun

ˈdü-dᵊl-ē-ˌskwät How to pronounce doodley-squat (audio)
variants or doodly-squat
Definition of doodley-squatnext
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable tried to act intelligent but it was painfully obvious that he didn't know doodley-squat about cosmology

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  1. damn
  2. whit
  3. ghost
  4. hoot
  5. lick
Noun
  • Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
  • But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
Definition of damn
Noun
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The same wellness warriors who fret about microplastics seem not to care one whit about the breakdown of medical aesthetics.
    Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
Definition of whit
Noun
  • There will be more hiking through desolate, wide-open spaces, more ghosts, and, of course, more unhinged metamodern storytelling.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Located on a former plantation, there are stories about the ghosts of enslaved people frequenting the area around the oak, contributing to its spiritual atmosphere.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of ghost
Noun
  • One lucky family got a hoot of a tree topper this Christmas!
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The comments are a hoot FBI text message warning: What to know about keeping your information safe The use of AI in higher education has received pushback from some due to concerns surrounding academic integrity and privacy.
    Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of hoot
Noun
  • Trust me on this one, from personal experience: Good luck getting an Uber driver who speaks a lick of English at Miami International Airport.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Get in your last licks Once the bars close at 1 a.m., Provincetown quickly goes dark.
    Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of lick
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