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be (not) worth diddly-squat

To not be worth anything at all. (The meaning is the same in both positive and negative constructions.) It turns out the online college was a total scam. The degrees they were giving out are worth diddly-squat! Unless you give me something in writing, that promise isn't worth diddly-squat. Your word isn't worth diddly squat now that I know you were lying to me the whole time!
See also: worth

cop a squat

slang To sit down. You guys got a great spot for the fireworks—can I cop a squat here with you? Hey! Cop a squat, tell me what's been going on in your life. Let's cop a squat far away from the guys playing frisbee, hmm?
See also: cop, squat

diddly-squat

Nothing; anything at all (when used in negative statements). I have to admit that I know diddly-squat when it comes to computers. Unless you give me something in writing, that promise isn't worth diddly-squat. I'd love to repay you but I have diddly-squat on me right now. Let me stop at the ATM.

doodly-squat

Nothing; anything at all (when used in negative statements). I have to admit that I know doodly-squat when it comes to computers. Unless you give me something in writing, that promise isn't worth doodly-squat. I'd love to repay you but I have doodly-squat on me right now. Let me stop at the ATM.

pop a squat

1. slang To sit down. You guys got a great spot for the fireworks—can I pop a squat here with you? Come pop a squat beside me and I'll show you what I'm working on.
2. rude slang To defecate or, of a woman, to urinate while squatting on the ground. I love pretty much everything about camping except having to pop a squat in the woods.
See also: pop, squat

squatter's rights

informal, law The acquisition of a legal title to a piece of property by occupying or holding the property for a specific period of time without the legal owner adequately asserting their right to recover it. Technically known as "adverse possession." The couple had lived in the abandoned house for 15 years and were able to claim squatter's rights in court after a property management firm showed up out of nowhere and demanded that they leave.
See also: right

take a squat

1. slang To sit down. You guys got a great spot for the fireworks—can I take a squat here with you? Come take a squat beside me and I'll show you what I'm working on.
2. rude slang To defecate or, of a woman, to urinate while squatting on the ground. I love pretty much everything about camping except having to take squats in the woods.
See also: squat, take
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cop a squat

Sl. to sit down. Hey, man! Come in and cop a squat here next tome. Cop a squat and crack a tube.
See also: cop, squat
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cop a squat

tv. to sit down. Cop a squat and crack a tube.
See also: cop, squat

diddly-squat

and (doodly-)squat (ˈdɪdliskwɑt and ˈdudliskwɑt)
n. nothing. (Folksy. Originally black or southern.) This contract isn’t worth diddly-squat.

doodly-squat

verb
See diddly-squat

squat

verb
See diddly-squat

squat

1. in. to sit (down). Come on in and squat for a while.
2. n. nothing. (see also diddly-squat.) I earn just a little more than squat, but I am very pleased with my life.

take a squat

verb
See take a shit
See also: squat, take
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The media campaign, which began two years ago, has been successful in reducing the number of pilgrims squatting in public places by 70 percent, especially among pilgrims who come from outside Makkah.
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