Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crate-dig

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: crate-dig
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shop for vintage, rare, or otherwise obscure recordings, especially by looking through crates containing secondhand merchandise.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Earlier this year, German crate-digging label Analog Africa released a retrospective of Mayorga’s more exploratory electronic works, while a new album of original compositions titled Cumbia Pishcodélica is slated for release in the coming months via Musicoteca Ecuador."
"There’s definitely a nonzero chance that samples from this record might be found in ’90s releases from DJ Shadow and his fellow crate-digging beat miners."

Etymology

From crate + dig, first attested in 2005.

Origin

First known use: first attested in 2005

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

crate-digs (present, singular) crate-digging (participle, present) crate-dug (participle, past) crate-dug (past) cratedig (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cratedigger

Questions

What does crate-dig mean?: To shop for vintage, rare, or otherwise obscure recordings, especially by looking through crates containing secondhand merchandise.
Where does crate-dig come from?: First known use: first attested in 2005.

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