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dig on

dig on verb: to be attracted to (someone).

Verb

dig on (third-person singular simple present digs on, present participle digging on, simple past and past participle dug on)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To be attracted to (someone).
    • She's diggin on him in spite of herself.
    • Oh why do I feel the way I do?
      When all I can think about is you
      What was it in a line that made me fall for you
      Do you know
      Why I'm diggin diggin diggin diggin on you
      […]
      diggin on you
      It's on like that
      diggin diggin diggin diggin on you1994, TLC, “Diggin' on You”, in CrazySexyCool, performed by TLC
  2. (African-American Vernacular) To observe.
    • You'd better dig on this.

Forms of dig on

third-person singular presentdigs on
present participledigging on
past participledug on
pastdug on

Questions about dig on

What does dig on mean?
Dig on means to be attracted to (someone).
What part of speech is dig on?
Dig on is a verb.
What is the past tense of dig on?
The past tense of dig on is dug on.

Words near dig on in the dictionary

  1. dig down
  2. dig for victory
  3. dig in
  4. dig in one's heels
  5. dig into
  6. dig on
  7. dig one's grave with a fork
  8. dig one's grave with a fork and spoon
  9. dig one's heels in
  10. dig one's own grave
  11. dig oneself in a hole

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