digs

see DIG n. 5.

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present third singular of dig

plural of dig

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digs plural noun (informal)

1. Accommodation

2. Lodgings

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Main Entry: ↑dig

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digs UK [dɪɡz] US noun [plural] informal old-fashioned

a room or flat that you rent to live in

Thesaurus: sets of rooms for accommodation_hyponym

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plural n. informal living quarters

settled into new digs in Los Angeles

Origin:

late 19th cent.: short for diggings, used in the same sense, probably referring to the land where a farmer digs, i.e., works and, by extension, lives

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digs [dɪɡz] [dɪɡz] noun plural (old-fashioned, informal)

a room or rooms that you rent to live in

Syn: ↑lodgings

 

Word Origin:

[digs] late 19th cent.: short for diggings, used in the same sense, probably referring to the land where a farmer digs, i.e. works and, by extension, lives.