The act of looking for vinyl records (wax) in a non-corporate, non-chain-retail establishment. It may mean mom & pop independent record shops, but could also refer to thrift stores, flea markets, estate sales, record shows, or any other sort of second-hand place for vinyl. If the shop's sign consists of someone's name, followed by the word "Records" ("Jim's Records", "Craig's Records", "Bob's Books & Vinyl"), chances are you'll be digging there.
"Digging" is short for "digging the crates", as most of these shops consist of an unorganized room filled with tens of thousands of records shoved in cardboard boxes and milk-crates of all sorts. "Digging" means to comb, or "dig", through these boxes, in search of great vinyl that has slipped under the radar. Most, if not all of these records, are second hand, and sold at prices well-under that of retail music. Haggling is expected.
The digging process takes hours at a time, then a few hours more on top of that, and anything less indicates that a person is "shopping", and not "digging". Astute diggers will be standing outside a shop as it opens, or showing up at a record show at 6 am, just as vendors are unloading their vans, to try and get the choice picks while one-upping the other diggers. A primary difference between "shopping" for records and "digging" for records is with the latter, you don't know what you're looking for upon entering. You dig, finding interesting things as you go, most of which you may never have heard of, and may spend an equal number of hours listening to/screening it all, before deciding what is worth purchase.
"Digging" is short for "digging the crates", as most of these shops consist of an unorganized room filled with tens of thousands of records shoved in cardboard boxes and milk-crates of all sorts. "Digging" means to comb, or "dig", through these boxes, in search of great vinyl that has slipped under the radar. Most, if not all of these records, are second hand, and sold at prices well-under that of retail music. Haggling is expected.
The digging process takes hours at a time, then a few hours more on top of that, and anything less indicates that a person is "shopping", and not "digging". Astute diggers will be standing outside a shop as it opens, or showing up at a record show at 6 am, just as vendors are unloading their vans, to try and get the choice picks while one-upping the other diggers. A primary difference between "shopping" for records and "digging" for records is with the latter, you don't know what you're looking for upon entering. You dig, finding interesting things as you go, most of which you may never have heard of, and may spend an equal number of hours listening to/screening it all, before deciding what is worth purchase.
"Hey, I need some new records for tonight’s gig. Wanna hit up Virgin Megastore?"
"Nah, let's go digging instead. I hear Bob's shop got a new collection for sale, in from a friend's roommate's cousin's sister's brother-in-law, who was a DJ and died last week. We've got to dig through it before the other guys get to it first."
"Is John going to be there?"
"Naw, he's kind of lame. He only plays new tracks, bought retail. He doesn't dig."
"Nah, let's go digging instead. I hear Bob's shop got a new collection for sale, in from a friend's roommate's cousin's sister's brother-in-law, who was a DJ and died last week. We've got to dig through it before the other guys get to it first."
"Is John going to be there?"
"Naw, he's kind of lame. He only plays new tracks, bought retail. He doesn't dig."
by DG March 1, 2005
Get the digging mug.Originally starting as the acronym ISHYGDDT (I sure hope you guys don't do this) on 4chan, the acronym was later extended to 'Shiggy Diggy Doo'. When the term first came into use, many newfags thought it was also an acronym, so it was often said as 'I SHIGGY DIGGY', which was implied as an acronym for 'I sure hope I go get young dogs in good gay yelps', which was a reference to the massive amount of furry pornography that flooded the site during that time. Even today, the phrase is in use on many mainstream internet sites such as 4chan, reddit, tumblr, digg, funnyjunk, and facepunch.
Guy 1: Hey dude, I just bought myself a pack of ciggs. Want one?
Guy 2:
>Any year
>Not smoking weed instead of pleb-tier cigarettes
>Shiggy diggy doo
Guy 2:
>Any year
>Not smoking weed instead of pleb-tier cigarettes
>Shiggy diggy doo
by Shiggy diggy doo November 25, 2012
Get the Shiggy diggy doo mug.Flying a Remote Control Airplane (usually a glider) so high you loose sight of it and never see it again.
Or the exact opposite of a lawn dart
"Diggs" is well known around the large remote control airplane community. Even more well know is the fact he has lost 4 of the SAME REMOTE CONTROL PLANES by flying so high he looses sight of them and they are never seen again.
Or the exact opposite of a lawn dart
"Diggs" is well known around the large remote control airplane community. Even more well know is the fact he has lost 4 of the SAME REMOTE CONTROL PLANES by flying so high he looses sight of them and they are never seen again.
One of the pilots in the competition pulled a Diggs.
Its time to bring that plane down before you pull a Diggs and free the plane.
Its time to bring that plane down before you pull a Diggs and free the plane.
by VerticalSpark December 8, 2010
Get the Pulled a Diggs mug.A generally attractive person who seeks out relationships with sugar mommas or sugar daddy for monetary gain. A gold digger can be a female or male. It is often a mutually opportunistic relationship: the rich person gets sex or companionship and the GD gets money.
A song by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx.
A song by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx.
My friend Jessica is a total gold digger. She's sleeping with this middle aged executive and he buys he pays all her bills. She might as well be a street walker.
Jesssica: Did you see the video for gold digger?
Me: Yeah. I want that cute bra and tanga that the pretty video girl at the very end was wearing.
Jessica: Hmm. I wonder where they got it from.
Jesssica: Did you see the video for gold digger?
Me: Yeah. I want that cute bra and tanga that the pretty video girl at the very end was wearing.
Jessica: Hmm. I wonder where they got it from.
by margaretsanger December 28, 2005
Get the gold digger mug.a 16-year old rapper whose father was a part of run dmc. became well known from his family reality tv show run's house. but he is now making a name for himself and he has reached a million folllowers on twitter, been on three tours in less than a year, sold out show, and his highly anticipated album "unexpected arrival" comes out on march 20th, a day before his birthday. with his fans the "jetsetters" behind him, diggy is going nowhere but up like jetsetters do!
Fan "Did you hear that song "do it like you" on the radio?"
Fan B - "Yeah. I did"
Fan "Isn't it amazing it is by Diggy Simmons?"
Fan B - "Yeah. I did"
Fan "Isn't it amazing it is by Diggy Simmons?"
by fangirl June 10, 2012
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