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underdig

verb

Etymology

Blend of understand + dig (“to understand”).

  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. prefixed as underdig — “under- + dig”

Definitions

  1. To dig under or beneath (something)

    To dig under or beneath (something); to undermine.

    • Issa found a place where the fence had been underdug, and thought about sneaking into the town. But she couldn't think of anything she wanted to do in there.

  2. To fully understand or comprehend.

    • Fuck givin' body shots I'm hittin' you in yo wig / Ya underdig?
    • Niggaz know who I be and what I represent, so my hood stripes could never be in question, you underdig me? I ain't trying to shit on they character, they went out like straight Gs.

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