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Re: Further to Diddle-e-squatPosted by Bob on September 30, 2005 In Reply to: Re: Further to Diddle-e-squat posted by R. Berg on September 30, 2005 : : Further to 'Diddle-e-squat' - one can draw out from the usage by carnies as a charge for sitting in on travelling games of chance, that it was 'a diddle a squat', or a small amount of money for each 'squat' at the gambling circle. Who hasn't seen in old movies or on tv people squatting in a circle over dice or cards? : An interesting explanation. Do you have a reliable source to show that this is how the phrase actually developed, not just that it might have? My question exactly. There seem to be a number of leaps of faith in the story.
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