Associations to the word «Diddley»

Wiktionary

DIDDLEY BOW, noun. (musical instrument) A one-stringed instrument (monochord) that consists of a wire string attached to something solid like the side of a house, and played with a piece of metal or glass, originating in the African American traditional music of Mississippi in the United States.
DIDDLEY BOWER, noun. Someone who plays the diddley bow.
DIDDLEY BOWERS, noun. Plural of diddley bower
DIDDLEY BOWS, noun. Plural of diddley bow

Dictionary definition

DIDDLEY, noun. A small worthless amount; "you don't know jack".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King