underdig

underdig verb: to dig under or beneath (something); to undermine.

Verb (1)

underdig (third-person singular simple present underdigs, present participle underdigging, simple past and past participle underdug)

(transitive) To dig under or beneath (something); to undermine.
- Issa found a place where the fence had been underdug, and thought about sneaking into the town. But she couldn't think of anything she wanted to do in there.2011, Adam Roberts, By Light Alone, London: Gollancz, →ISBN, page 348

underdig (third-person singular simple present underdigs, present participle underdigging, simple past and past participle underdug)

(slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To fully understand or comprehend.
- Fuck givin' body shots I'm hittin' you in yo wig / Ya underdig?2000 September 12, “Uptown” (2:06 from the start), in Baller Blockin', performed by Turk ft. B.G.
- Niggaz know who I be and what I represent, so my hood stripes could never be in question, you underdig me? I ain't trying to shit on they character, they went out like straight Gs.2006, K'wan Foye, Hood Rat, New York, N.Y.: Saint Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 308

third-person singular present	underdigs
present participle	underdigging
past participle	underdug
past	underdug

From under- + dig.

Blend of understand + dig (“to understand”).

What does underdig mean?: Underdig means to dig under or beneath (something); to undermine.
What part of speech is underdig?: Underdig is a verb.
What is the past tense of underdig?: The past tense of underdig is underdug.

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