diggety

comparative more diggety · superlative most diggety · alternative diggity · alternative ziggety

1. informalA general intensifier.

   I love Grubba! He's like the most diggety dang DY-NO-MITE character in his game.

   2009 March 3, Eclipse-of-42, “Of Glitz and Fury, Ch. 4”, in Deviant Art

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   “Goddam!” he yelled. “God diggety damn!” and “Whoopee!” and “I'll murder you! I'll murder you both!” and “Goddamn two-bit whore!”

   1947, William Edward Wilson, Cresent City, page 102

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

   Dig and dig and dig and diggety / Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig

   1995, “Mine, Mine, Mine”, in Stephen Schwartz (lyrics), Alan Menken (music), Pocahontas (soundtrack), performed by David Ogden Stiers and Mel Gibson

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   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.

   1998, Nancy Van Laan, With a Whoop and a Holler: A Bushel of Lore from Way Down South, page 34

alternative diggity · alternative ziggety

1. informalUsed to express excitement, surprise, or similar strong emotion.

   hot diggety dog

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   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;”

   1937, Jerome Bahr, All Good Americans, page 109

   Synonyms: wow

2. informaluncommonImitative 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.

   2015, Ellen Wright, “‘Do you want mustard?’ ‘Yup!’”, in Charles Wolfe, James Akenson, editors, The Women of Country Music, pages 35-36

alternative diggity · alternative ziggety

1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of diggity.