diggety
diggety · more diggety · most diggety
A general intensifierA general intensifier.
/ˈdɪɡəti/
Meaning
2 senses(informal)A general intensifier.
(humorous, informal)Used to extend the form of the verb dig.
Origin
Fanciful extension of another lexical item, possibly hot dog (interjection) or dig + -ety,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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Forms
more diggety, most diggety| Comparative | more diggety Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most diggety |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form