To dig something means to enjoy, like, love, or understand something.
As the slang sense of "understand", 'dig' first attribution recorded 1934 in Black English, probably based on the notion of "excavate."
Before you begin to dig for arrowheads be sure you are in an area where it is allowed. You should use a small shovel to gently dig down into the dirt. It is best to dig where dirt is wet or already turned over. If you find something use a paint brush to gently clean it off.
Archeology. Archaeology is the study of human material culture, remains, architecture, and the archaeological record.
A 'dig' is an archaeological excavation. The site is the precise location of such a 'dig'.
"Dug" is the past participle of "dig".
"Dig it" was a slang phrase during the 1960's meaning "to understand and appreciate something."
"Dig it" was a slang phrase during the 1960's meaning "to understand and appreciate something."
To dig something is to enjoy, like, love or understand something. Jive means to tease or lie to someone. Jive can also mean to dismiss something as false, nonsensical or unimportant. Examples of dig: "I really dig The Beach Boys.", "She digs the beach.", "I dig what your saying." Examples of jive: Teasing: "Don't jive me! My nose isn't blue." Lying: "Don't jive me! I saw you with her!" Nonsense: "That's jive Mary! You know you are as pretty as the other girls."
A commonly used slang for verifying an understanding is "nah mean" or "nahmean", a condensed form of the phrase "do you know what I mean?" When acknowledging that what you have heard is, in fact, understood, a common term would be "I feel you", "I get you", or "I dig it".
It's slang in Spanish, where it's English counter-part can be "ya that's cool." (ya that's correct) or "I dig" (i agree) You can say "arre whey" as a slang way to say "farewell"
You can use the terms unearthing or digging up when saying something has been excavated. The word means that something was underground and then was unburied and brought out of the hole.
As the slang sense of "understand", 'dig' first attribution recorded 1934 in Black English, probably based on the notion of "excavate."
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The expression "Dig your own grave" is a metaphor which means to get one's self into trouble that they may not be able to get out of, something foolish or dangerous.
It basically means to do something that is likely to cause you trouble in the future.
It means something like, "How are you?", or "How's it going?".
If you "dig down deep" then you search deeply into your emotions. You usually hear this in reference to "digging down deep" to come up with courage to do something.