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no diggity
[ noh dig-gi-tee ]
What does聽no diggity mean?
No diggity is a slang phrase that means 鈥渘o doubt.鈥� It is used to say something is the truth.听
No diggity often follows a statement that a person believes to be true or strongly agrees with, as in Am I the best cook here? No diggity.听
No diggity is also used by itself as a response to something someone thinks is the truth.听
No diggity was popularized during the 1990s and was most commonly used as slang during that time. Today, it is most often used to refer to the popular 1990s song 鈥淣o Diggity鈥� by Blackstreet.听
Example: They say Muhammad Ali was the greatest. No diggity, in his prime that guy could beat anybody.
Where does no diggity come from?
The first records of the phrase no diggity come from around 1992. The phrase may be an alteration of 鈥渘o doubt鈥� or may be a variation of the earlier slang hot diggity (more commonly spelled hot diggety).听
While it had been used earlier, no diggity was largely popularized by the song 鈥淣o Diggity鈥� (1996) by Blackstreet, which uses the phrase in the title and repeatedly within the song. The song was very popular in the mid- to late-1990s and won Blackstreet its sole Grammy in 1998. Today, the phrase no diggity is most often used to refer to this song rather than as slang.听
no diggity might be the best song ever made idk like i have genuinely never skipped it in my life
— 馃惢鈥嶁潉锔忊伔 l (戟�) PARIS ARMYs 馃搶 (@userbfIy)
Friendly reminder that however long it鈥檚 been since you last listened to 鈥淣o Diggity鈥� by Blackstreet, it鈥檚 been too long
— Lyra, Esq., is NOT DAREDEVIL (@PinkRangerLB)
Examples of no diggity
Who uses no diggity?
No diggity is mostly remembered today as 1990s slang.听
if i say 'no diggity' in an email to a GEN Z are they gonna know wtf i mean?
— Forest DLG | Telemachus (@ForestDLG)
Them: I think you're funny but I'm pretty sure nobody gets your 90s references.
Me: No diggity
— Wildcard Thornton 馃憡馃榿 (@3dog101)
Starting the day with "Alexa, play 90s radio" is a good way to guarantee good vibes in the workplace.
No diggity.
— Dreamboat Anni (@DreamboatAnni)
The phrase is frequently used to refer to the song 鈥淣o Diggity鈥� by Blackstreet.听
No diggity will always be a banger馃挴馃槶
— Sally鉁� (@sallyomer293)
listening to no diggity on repeat 24/7 is godly
— rosa melano (@C0BILBS)
Note
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