no diggity

English

Etymology

Compare African American Vernacular English dig, diggety.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ ˈdɪɡɪti/
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Phrase

no diggity

  1. (slang, usually predicative) No doubt.
    • 1996, “No Diggity”, performed by Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre:
      I like the way you work it / No diggity, I got to bag it up, bag it up
    • 2015, Deborah Gregory, Hey, Ho, Hollywood! The Cheetah Girls, Book 4, page 53:
      “I think we’re the only ones singing an original song,” I whisper in Galleria’s ear. ¶ She pokes me in the stomach and says, “No diggity, no doubt!”
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