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diggity

diggity is the alternative form of diggety.

Meaning of diggety

Adverb

diggety (comparative more diggety, superlative most diggety)

  1. (informal) A general intensifier.
    • “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. (humorous, informal) 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.1998, Nancy Van Laan, With a Whoop and a Holler: A Bushel of Lore from Way Down South, page 34

See all 4 meanings of diggety

Noun

diggity (uncountable)

  1. An expletive or partially reduplicative form used in word games or idioms.
    • no diggity (“no doubt”)
    • bomb diggity (“excellent, the bomb”)

Forms of diggity

comparativemore diggity
superlativemost diggity

Origin of diggity

See diggety, analyzable as dig + -ity, a suffix used to extend monosyllabic words.

Words formed from diggity

Phrases with diggity

Questions about diggity

What does diggity mean?
Diggity means an expletive or partially reduplicative form used in word games or idioms.
What is diggity the alternative form of?
Diggity is the alternative form of diggety.
What part of speech is diggity?
Diggity is a noun.

Words near diggity in the dictionary

  1. digging sticks
  2. digging up
  3. digging up dirt
  4. diggings
  5. Diggins
  6. diggity
  7. diggity boo
  8. Diggle
  9. Diggles
  10. Diggora
  11. diggs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: diggity (page history and authors); diggety (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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