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digs

British  
/ dɪɡz /

plural noun

  1. informal lodgings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of digs

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

Example Sentences

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Borgli digs deep into Emma’s psyche, pairing explanations from current-day Emma with glimpses of her younger self, wonderfully realized by Jordyn Curet.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Under normal circumstances, around 60 international teams would have been working on digs, a government official told AFP, but "all of these missions have left Iraq".

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

But when she digs deeper, around a fifth of them actually meet her definition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

We talk as he digs a small hole off-piste.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He digs into the pile again, pulls out two fistfuls of meat, and shoves both into his pointy jaws.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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