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Digby

Definitions

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  • proper noun Any of a number of places in England, Canada, and Australia.
  • proper noun A habitational surname.
  • proper noun A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymologies

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From Old English dīc ("dyke") + Old Norse býr ("settlement").

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Examples

  • We never could have imagined how nasty and dumb we liberals are-how much we love to play race cards, how much we love to mock teabaggers, a term Digby applied to Pam Stout again, just yesterday.

    DailyHowler.com 2010

  • Mr Yglesias, you will have noticed that Digby is older than you are.

    Matthew Yglesias » Bishops and Abortion 2010

  • I actually think Digby is being a little too charitable when she says that the U.S.

    Matthew Yglesias » Bishops and Abortion 2010

  • Digby is talking about the frustration that led her to start blogging.

    Live Blogging Eschaton 2008

  • Digby is talking about the frustration that led her to start blogging.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • Between now and Friday, when attention will shift to yet another stunning debate victory by John Kerry, there will be more assessment and reasssessment of last night's debate, and I suspect that Digby is (once again) exactly on target.

    Quote of the Day 2004

  • Between now and Friday, when attention will shift to yet another stunning debate victory by John Kerry, there will be more assessment and reasssessment of last night's debate, and I suspect that Digby is (once again) exactly on target.

    Panic is passe... 2004

  • Between now and Friday, when attention will shift to yet another stunning debate victory by John Kerry, there will be more assessment and reasssessment of last night's debate, and I suspect that Digby is (once again) exactly on target.

    Sic 'em, John! 2004

  • Between now and Friday, when attention will shift to yet another stunning debate victory by John Kerry, there will be more assessment and reasssessment of last night's debate, and I suspect that Digby is (once again) exactly on target.

    Archive 2004-10-01 2004

  • Between now and Friday, when attention will shift to yet another stunning debate victory by John Kerry, there will be more assessment and reasssessment of last night's debate, and I suspect that Digby is (once again) exactly on target.

    "...he lies the way other people breathe..." 2004

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