jack squat
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jack squat¹
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Related to both jack shit and squat as in diddly-squat; apparently a blend of them. Attested since the 1970s; especially widely popularized by a Saturday Night Live sketch of 1993, "Matt Foley: A Scary Story on Halloween."
noun Jack squat
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Synonym of jack shit.
[…] into the fracas with nonsensical gibberish, pretending to be speaking intelligently in Tigrinya. We had a lot of fun like that. The class also enjoyed learning American phrases. One of their favorites was "Diddly Jack Squat".
Similar: jack shit
Jack squat²
noun Jack squats
- Alternative form of jack squat
Talk about this word "jack squat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jack%20squat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jack squat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jack%20squat "jack squat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jack%20squat.Cite this
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title = {jack squat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jack%20squat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
