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doodley-squats

noun

variants or doodly-squats

plural of doodley-squat

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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But for the most part, both are getting their points across, landing a few licks and, so far, avoiding the sort of major gaffe or damaging moment that could reshape the race.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Shafee operates in a languid, free-form zone throughout, trading his funky licks for loose, spacious lines and tolling, repetitive chords.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

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Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.

— Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoots

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Pinch Food Design served a variety of light bites, from mini avocado toasts to marinated figs.

— Donna Kim, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
The breakfast buffet includes plenty of healthy options, such as overnight oats, matcha, and Greek yogurt with fresh figs and thyme honey.

— Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of figs

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Other times, Horton acknowledged a Mamukelashvili three by using just his last name, experimenting with which of the many syllables to emphasize.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Solfege is a music-teaching method that uses syllables to represent notes on a musical scale.

— Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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