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diggity en · ADV

Etymology

See diggety, analyzable as dig + -ity, a suffix used to extend monosyllabic words.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of diggety.
    alt of diggety

Forms

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diggity en · INTJ

Etymology

See diggety, analyzable as dig + -ity, a suffix used to extend monosyllabic words.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of diggety.
    alt of diggety

diggity en · NOUN

Etymology

See diggety, analyzable as dig + -ity, a suffix used to extend monosyllabic words.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) An expletive or partially reduplicative form used in word games or idioms.
    • bomb diggity (“excellent, the bomb”)
    • We afterwards learned that this is spelled Dalgety, but it is considered rather vulgar, in Scotland, to pronounce the names of persons and places as they are written. When, therefore, I allude to the cook, which shall be as seldom as possible, I shall speak of her as Miss Diggety-Dalgety. 1897, Kate Douglas Wiggin, “Penelope’s Progress”, in The Atlantic Monthly, page 702:
    • Let your hot diggity dog cool his tootsies on this picturesque creekside trail where nature is the name of the game. 1996, Eileen Barish, Doin’ Texas with your Pooch:
    • no diggity (“no doubt”)

Deriveds

the bomb diggity