digs

Etymology 1

noun

  1. plural of dig

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dig

Etymology 2

Clipping of diggings.

noun

  1. (colloquial) Lodgings; place of accommodation.
    Our new digs are at the corner of Market and Castro – a great and gay neighborhood that will be a pleasure to work in. The new office has room for four women to work comfortably, a tiny deck and back yard, and looks out on two trees. 1993, “[Editor's note]”, in Feminist Bookstore News, volume 16, page 1
  2. (colloquial) Clothes.
    For example, when “army digs” are in, the Jocks wear them; when designer jeans are fashionable, those who can afford them wear them. 1992, R. Patrick Solomon, Black Resistance in High School: Forging a Separatist Culture, page 41
    I donned my new digs and found a trash can in which to dump my stinky old clothes. 2014, Stephanie Caffrey, Vegas Stripped, page 95

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