Diddley

The name also recalled the diddley bow, an African single-string guitar that was seminal to blues music. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

This week on Hidden Treasures, host trevor Reekie previews the exceptional voice of a visitor playing at this weekend's Womad festival who surprisingly manages to infuse a swamp blues standard with Anglo-Egyptian electronica, as well as exploring the unique origins of an instrument called the diddley bow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The slide technique derives from a homemade one-string contraption known as the diddley bow, a childhood toy of many American blues pioneers and similar to African stringed instruments. ❋ David McNamee (2009)

But I will work on my secret formula so that I can be 33% more accurate in the future, perhaps upgrading from "squat" to "diddley squat." ❋ Al Lewis (2011)

However, we all know the the queen of pandering and dirty campaign tactics and who flip flopped on whether Florida should be seated or not, gives diddley sqaut about the Floridians voting rights or represenation except how it might improve her chances. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It takes all kinds, and da dumb sheep-kine is definitely flailing around looking for their trough of free oats, headpats, comfortable daily livings for doing jack-diddley and making fun of other people as long as they're straight, white or don't want to share their sexual orientation or personal problems with the entire world . . . ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cigar box guitars date back to the American civil war, and diddley bows go back even further – they are thought to have evolved from Ghanaian string instruments. ❋ Unknown (2010)

These scientists knew a Ross Perot-style chart lecture wouldn't communicate bo diddley, so they are masquerading as rock stars. ❋ Maxine (2007)

OBAMA'S speech in CAIRO will achive squat diddley! ❋ GayandRight (2009)

By the age of 10, Luther picked up the diddley bow, and by his tweens, after relocating to Chicago, he taught himself guitar. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Liberals gained diddley-squat through elections and still marched on for fifty years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Our daughter is 3 1/2 — she has been sweet pea, pea diddley, pickle pea, and almost any other variation on pea something or something pea you can think of. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He circulated various explanations for the name over the years, but by most accounts, neighborhood kids started calling him "bow diddley" -- slang for "bully." ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

A diddley bow is one of the most traditional African-American instruments. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Again, you know, the heritage of Western and Central Africa, speaking in the Deep South, a diddley bow was a monochord, a piece of wire that you'd attach to the side of a house and beat with one hand and played with a slider. ❋ Unknown (2008)

1) "What the [diddley]?" 2) "She's quite the diddley." 3) "[Diddley], I love you." 4) "May the diddley [be with you]." 5) *[pokes] you in the diddley* ❋ Timmy (2002)

Bo [Diddley] done had a farm, ([Hey Bo] Diddley!); On that farm he had some women (Hey Bo Diddley!), Women here, women there (Hey Bo Diddley!), Women, women, [women everywhere] (Hey Bo Diddley!). ❋ Tombstone Hand (2009)

I went to [Vegas] this [weekend] and [won] diddley squat! ❋ Flippytale (2004)

Tom: Yo, i was playing COD last night and this [biddy] knocked on my window so i let her in and [we shared] a nice Tum Diddley. Harry: That is [radical dude]! ❋ BonesNYY (2011)

[I didn't] do jack diddley last night, because I didn't have a [car]. Or because you didn't [call me] ❋ Ricky72135 (2005)

[Well I] thought John knew [the area] well, but he doesn't know [diddley fuck]. ❋ Bethel100 (2017)

"[What have you been up to]?" "Who me? [I've been] [up to] sweet diddley fuck" ❋ Rex Breakfast (2016)

Did she [hust] [drink] that diddley juice? ❋ ~Blaze (2014)

"Yo that diddley fuzz was trippin' when he saw me [ballin'] and [blazin'] in the ['64]. ❋ Andrew Eaton (2006)

"My [old man's] gonna be back soon and if we're [still here] he's gonna [shit Twinkies]." - Jack Diddley ❋ Jack Diddleyyy (2008)