variants
or doodly-squats
as in damns
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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Noun
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Eventually music theory discussion turned to actual licks.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026 -
She was known to sneak butter from the fridge to enjoy a few finger licks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wiseman said to hoots from the crowd of media gathered at the site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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Owl hoots are most effective at striking up turkeys when owls are naturally active, which is around dawn and dusk.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If the figs aren’t perfectly ripe, sprinkle them with brown sugar and a dot of butter to help them along.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
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Fruit trees Stone fruits, apples, pears, figs, pomegranates, pineapple guava, persimmon and other summer and early fall fruits are developing now.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Just the title, with its three abrupt syllables, becomes the echo of a century’s rattling sabres.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Her lyrics were as interested in the sound of language as the meaning, stretching words like taffy and ping-ponging syllables around.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Doodley-squats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doodley-squats. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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