rig-a-digint.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪɡədɪɡ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪɡəˌdɪɡ/

Forms: also as one word, and with reduplication of final element.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative of a regular rhythmic sound (compare e.g. rum-tum n.).

Now rare.

A. int. (and n.)

Used as an exclamation or refrain. Also as n.: an utterance of ‘rig-a-dig’.

ΚΠ

1815 ‘T. Tarpaulin’ Paddy Hew 81 They'll make men swallow ostrich eggs And reproduce them on the flags, Then with a rig-a-dig and squeak Convert an egg into a snake.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cx. 533 He's left his tambourine behind;—I found it. Rig-a-dig, dig, dig! Now, Queequeg, die; and I'll beat ye your dying march.

1954 in E. Cray Erotic Muse (1999) 59 Hey-rig-a-dig, kiss a little pig.

1961 L. Bloomfield & C. L. Barnhart Let's Read 83 Rig-a-dig-dig! A pig did a jig!

B. adj.

Of music: with a regular rhythmical beat; jaunty, merry.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [adjective]

merrya1350

revellingc1450

jolly1484

goodfellow-like1542

good-fellowly1573

jovial1607

jovialist1610

boona1612

merrymaking1616

festive1744

convivial1754

good-fellowish1839

rig-a-dig1851

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxvii. 129 He would hum over his old rigadig tunes.

1922 I. Bacheller Days of Poor Richard ii. xix. 290 As he sat on his blanket before the fire with the little lad in his lap he sang an old rig-a-dig tune and told stories.

1970 H. M. Acton More Mem. Aesthete ix. 155 He sang about 'Jenny Lee upon my knee' and beat time to the rig-a-dig refrain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rig-a-dig
释义	rig-a-digint.n.adj. Brit. /ˈrɪɡədɪɡ/, U.S. /ˈrɪɡəˌdɪɡ/ Forms: also as one word, and with reduplication of final element. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative of a regular rhythmic sound (compare e.g. rum-tum n.). Now rare. A. int. (and n.) Used as an exclamation or refrain. Also as n.: an utterance of ‘rig-a-dig’. ΚΠ 1815 ‘T. Tarpaulin’ Paddy Hew 81 They'll make men swallow ostrich eggs And reproduce them on the flags, Then with a rig-a-dig and squeak Convert an egg into a snake. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cx. 533 He's left his tambourine behind;—I found it. Rig-a-dig, dig, dig! Now, Queequeg, die; and I'll beat ye your dying march. 1954 in E. Cray Erotic Muse (1999) 59 Hey-rig-a-dig, kiss a little pig. 1961 L. Bloomfield & C. L. Barnhart Let's Read 83 Rig-a-dig-dig! A pig did a jig! B. adj. Of music: with a regular rhythmical beat; jaunty, merry. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > merrymaker > [adjective] merrya1350 revellingc1450 jolly1484 goodfellow-like1542 good-fellowly1573 jovial1607 jovialist1610 boona1612 merrymaking1616 festive1744 convivial1754 good-fellowish1839 rig-a-dig1851 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxvii. 129 He would hum over his old rigadig tunes. 1922 I. Bacheller Days of Poor Richard ii. xix. 290 As he sat on his blanket before the fire with the little lad in his lap he sang an old rig-a-dig tune and told stories. 1970 H. M. Acton More Mem. Aesthete ix. 155 He sang about 'Jenny Lee upon my knee' and beat time to the rig-a-dig refrain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.adj.1815
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