adv
diggety
Diggety (adv) means (informal) Used to add emphasis to what is being said.
adv
1
(informal) Used to add emphasis to what is being said.
"I love Grubba! He's like the most diggety dang DY-NO-MITE character in his game."
— Eclipse-of-42, Of Glitz and Fury, Ch. 4 (2009)
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."
— Nancy Van Laan, With a Whoop and a Holler: A Bushel of Lore from Way Down South (1998)
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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.
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What is the meaning of diggety?
"diggety" (adv) means (informal) Used to add emphasis to what is being said.
What are the different meanings of diggety?
"diggety" has 2 main meanings: 1. (informal) Used to add emphasis to what is being said; 2. Used to extend the form of the verb dig.
