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DictionarysquatLittle or nothing
noun

squat

Very little or nothing.

He knows squat about repairing engines.

Etymology
diddly-squatProbable sourceEnglishvery little or nothing

Probably shortened from the dismissive expression diddly-squat. Its earlier history is uncertain, not a literal bodily-position explanation.

More examples

  • We got squat for all that extra work.
  • That explanation told me squat.
  • They found squat despite searching all afternoon.

Forms

squat

Similar words

nothing
The ordinary term without the dismissive slang tone.
zilch
Zilch is similarly informal but simply means zero.