Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Recycling Slang

Hot diggity (I’m waayyy too young to have used this term) used to describe something great.  I would hear my mother say “hot diggity” when she was quite pleased with how something turned out or went her way.  On a rare occasion, she would say “hot diggity damn” – this was reserved for something extra special, like finishing a puzzle before Doug had a chance to swipe a piece, keep it hidden, then “finish” the puzzle himself. 




I have learned a new form from my daughter:  the bomb diggity…  This term is used to describe something or someone really cool, large, phat, awesome, etc.  For example, Shaun White (the red-haired super snowboarder) is the bomb diggity!

Funny how each generation thinks they invented something new, when, really, they just reclaimed it from the recycle bin and shined it up a bit :-)

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