dig
verb
- create or increase a hole in the ground
- to like
noun
- excavation
- turn over, remove soil, excavation
- make an aggressive remark about
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪɡ/
noun
- dwarf irregular galaxy
verb
Etymology: From African American Vernacular English; due to lack of writing of slave speech, etymology is difficult to trace, but it has been suggested that it is from Wolof dëgg, dëgga (“to understand, to appreciate”). It has also been suggested that it is from Irish dtuig, thus being a doublet of twig. Others do not propose a distinct etymology, instead considering this a semantic shift of the existing English term (compare dig in/dig into).
- To understand.
“You dig?”
“McCord has blown. Mitchell has blown. No tap on my telephone / Halderman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell, and Dean / It follows a pattern if you dig what I mean”
- To appreciate, or like.
“Baby, I dig you.”
“«And dig her!» yelled Dean, pointing at another woman. «Oh, I love, love, love women! I think women are wonderful! I love women!»”