digs

/ dɪɡz /

plural noun

1. informal.
   lodgings

Word History and Origins

Origin of digs¹

C19: shortened from diggings , perhaps referring to where one digs or works, but see also dig in

Example Sentences

Santoro is also eager for Fountain House Hollywood to move into new digs: a bigger space near the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with an outdoor garden to grow vegetables.

From Los Angeles Times

The 61-year-old started collecting bricks when he noticed other archaeologists discarding them at digs.

From BBC

In Todd Phillips' "Joker: Folie à Deux," musician Lady Gaga ditches her pop star digs to morph into an unrecognizable version of the character.

From Salon

The digs in July took place after the last surviving murderer, now living in Trinidad, gave information about where Mrs McKay was allegedly buried.

From BBC

He said prison populations, construction workers, farmworkers, firefighters, archaeologists — anyone who digs in the soil, breaths it in or spends time outdoors in these areas — would be suitable populations for such inoculations.

From Los Angeles Times

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