2007-02-13 19:40:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
only temporaray living quarters/lodgings are called digs
In British usage, to be in digs is to live in a room in a house with shared facilities, frequently with meals supplied by the landlady. It’s typically a lodging for students or young unmarried men and women.
2007-02-13 20:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that it is just a old slang expression for your home. I think it might have been derived from the idea that some burrowing animals dig in the dirt to make their home. Even dogs will often dig in the dirt to make a comfortable place to nap. In some cases they are getting debris out of the spot, but when it is hot, I think they dig to expose a cooler surface.
2007-02-13 20:10:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where the term comes from, but I always mentally imagine an animal digging a burrow or something to settle into.
I have only heard it used by people in reference to a room being rented in a private home - by a student, or a single working person.
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2007-02-13 20:21:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the name given to student halls of residence. Usually by people over the age of 40, so some unknown reason...?!
2007-02-13 19:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by ஐ♥PinkBoo - TTC #1♥ஐ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the other respondents to your question, I know what it means, but even my full umpteen-volume Oxford English Dictionary can't help with its derivation.
2007-02-14 11:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by andrew f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just old slang...like pad in the '70's or crib in the '90's.
2007-02-13 19:49:55 · answer #6 · answered by MommyToo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋