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mrmertz · 07-19-2013, 01:34 PM

Sorry, yeah I'm old. But on forums and websites, YouTube, etc. I see the term and headlines "ZL1 Gets Called Out On A Dig By a Blah Blah Blah Something or Another!"

From the interpretations that I can find, a so-called "dig" is a standing start. A "roll" is self explanatory and has always meant from a "rolling start". But this "dig" thing sounds very much to us old schoolers like you are trying to say "drag race".

Why the term "dig" now and not "drag"?

family man · 07-19-2013, 01:38 PM

Because drag now means this:

rich3fan · 07-19-2013, 01:41 PM

"That's hot"

(re: post #2)

SC2150 · 07-19-2013, 01:49 PM

That is street lingo.....drag racing is still drag racing, nothing to do with street racing (illegal & dangerous, drag racing legal and sanctioned).

Norm Peterson · 07-19-2013, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluebeastsrt

Dig is actually a pretty old term. I'm sure you've heard leaving the starting line as getting out of the hole? So you dig out of the hole.

Bet I've been driving longer than 'dig' has been part of popular slang. I do remember when 'digger' was more or less a synonym for 'dragster' or possibly the competition coupes, but if you had no connection to drag racing at all you wouldn't make that association either.

No, it's not hard to figure out. But the meaning of "in-crowd" slang is not always obvious. Probably by direct intention (if you don't understand, you're not "with it" and not part of "those in the know").

I thought when you did any digging, you made the hole deeper and harder to get out of.

Sorry, couldn't let a set-up like that get away

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Norm

07-19-2013, 01:34 PM	#1
mrmertz Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 159 View My Garage	Old School Drag Term Sorry, yeah I'm old. But on forums and websites, YouTube, etc. I see the term and headlines "ZL1 Gets Called Out On A Dig By a Blah Blah Blah Something or Another!" From the interpretations that I can find, a so-called "dig" is a standing start. A "roll" is self explanatory and has always meant from a "rolling start". But this "dig" thing sounds very much to us old schoolers like you are trying to say "drag race". Why the term "dig" now and not "drag"?

07-19-2013, 01:41 PM	#3
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family man Drives: . Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: . Posts: 1,085	Because drag now means this:

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SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	That is street lingo.....drag racing is still drag racing, nothing to do with street racing (illegal & dangerous, drag racing legal and sanctioned).