diddly

Noun (1)

diddly (countable and uncountable, plural diddlies)

1. (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.1990, Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

   Synonyms:

   ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse

Interjection

1. A written representation of a trill sound.
   • 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..."1993, Hugh Hood, Be sure to close your eyes: a novel
   • ...When combined with the following picked note, this gives a rhythmic 'diddly-dum' effect.2005, Gordon Giltrap, Total Giltrap: Guitar Encounters of the Fingerstyle Kind

Noun (2)

diddly (plural diddlies)

1. (childish, slang, sometimes) penis
   • "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."1968, Monica Dickens, The Landlord's Daughter, Doubleday & Company, page 268

   Synonyms:

   anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad