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diggety

adv
/ˈdɪɡəti/

Etymology

Fanciful extension of another lexical item, possibly hot dog (interjection) or dig + -ety, an expressive suffix used to extend monosyllabic words. It is unclear whether this word or the whole phrase hot diggety dog came first. Compare African American Vernacular English dig. Attested since the end of the nineteenth century.

  1. derived from *dʰeygʷ-✻
  2. derived from *dīkaz✻ — “pool, puddle; dyke, ditch”
  3. derived from *dīkōn✻
  4. derived from dīcian — “to dig a ditch, mound up earth”
  5. inherited from diggen
  6. suffixed as diggety — “dig + -ety”

Definitions

  1. A general intensifier.

    • “Goddam!” he yelled. “God dig'''gety damn!” and “Whoopee!” and “I'll murder you! I'll murder you both!” and “Goddamn two-bit whore!”
    • I love Grubba! He's like the most diggety dang DY-NO-MITE character in his game.

  2. Used to extend the form of the verb dig.

    • When he sees that ol’ tiger movin’ closer, Brer Rabbit does what Brer Rabbit does best. He grabs a spade and a-diggety-dig-a-diggin’ he goes, as fast as all get out.
    • Dig and dig and dig and diggety / Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig

  3. Used to express excitement, surprise, or similar strong emotion.

    • hot diggety dog
    • He stared speechless at the booing stands for a moment and then, instead of slinking away, threw his bat into the air and shouted: “Hot Dawg! Diggety diggety dam! Baby cut your toenails;”
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Imitative of rapid movement or commotion.

      • [We] decided we was gonna run around in a circle by Pop’s chair. We'd go diggety, diggety, diggety, yerr. Go as close to him as we could possibly get.

    2. Alternative spelling of diggity.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA