The Official Guide to Digadaga Language
Foreword. On Saturday Night, before our incredible show at the Queen Bees (a huge hug and a thank you to all who made it fun for us yet again) we lounged around and had a few beers at the U-31. The subject of inside jokes and their origins came up in our discussion. We again pondered the outlandish notion that after we die, we will get to rewind to all our classic moments and settle once and for all who came up with what.
Then I thought, why wait? I will instead disclose a few of my favorite sayings, all of which I can take partial or full responsibility for in hopes that my legacy of digadaga can live on for ages. Some will amuse you by their sheer silliness. Others will shock you as to their actual origins of use. Now without further digadaga, here is the Digadaga Guide to Digadaga Language.
And then ya (also “because ya”) circa 8th grade. Used either as a preface to any sentence or action, this phrase is also used as a filler in between song lyrics as heard in its recent usage with Kevin’s rendition of “Hot and Cold” by Katy Perry. It was originally used as part of the expression “and then hello you do,” which also originated in the 8th grade. (also see “…you do”)
Da ya ya used to express moments of great sadness. Can either be said, or sung in falsetto to the tune of the sad Lion King song. You said you’d always be there for me! But you’re not. And it’s because of me… Da ya ya ya!
Deedn-Deedn a funny form of speech used by placing a “dn” sound at the end of a word. As in “Laden pleasn fight. Bizzare’s heredn night!” Started talking like that cerca middle school but didn’t make it public until high school.
Digadaga (dig-uh dah-guh) gibberish used as filler for actual words. I got pulled over and the cop said “Digadaga license digadaga registration” and I said “Digadaga suck your dick!”
Origin of use: (circa 6th grade) The phrase was actually a term for wrestling. My brother and I used to pretend we were WWF wrestlers. When it was time to play, I would say “Digadaga diga ding ding ding!” It eventually got shortened to “Digadaga?” The word didn’t become public until 9th grade, and was used to abbreviate conversations.
God knows. (circa high school) used to call out someones bullshit. Mike are you cheating? God knows!
I get it. A sarcastic expression used to show fatigue over something overused or overdone. I get it, you like Spiderman so you dress up like him and run around the movie theater, I get it.
Origin of use: We were having a movie night and there was a scene where the main character took shrooms. After about thirty minutes of shaky cam and blurry druggie vision I blurted out, “Okay I get it, you’re on drugs, I get it.” The phrase stuck.
Just let me. Used to express extreme sexual infatuation. This phrase is frequently used by Jerry the Buck Toothed Dealer Diaz, but he is not its originator. Zooey Deschanel is so hot. Just let me.
Like that? (circa 10th grade) a phrase used to create uncomfortable homosexual tension by touching the back of the neck gently and whispering “Like that?” This phrase reached high popularity during the Team Suck It era, and the phrase was even made into stickers in a high school graphic arts class.
Mmm bebeh. (see “Just let me”) Zooey Deschanel is so hot. Mmm bebeh.
That’s cute. (also just “Cute!”) circa 2009. The phrase speaks for itself. Credit can be given to Sherwin Edra for its current usage through sheer aggressive repetition, but he is not its originator.
Origin of use: We were just sitting at Kevin’s house. Someone said something to me and I blurted out “That’s cute” even though it had nothing to do with being cute at all. Gaso laughed and said in reply, “I’m gonna start saying that from now on.” Sure enough it wasn’t Gaso who claimed it as his own, but Sherwin Edra, who has a history of taking credit for things including the creation of the world.
You call yourself? (also “You call this?”) a phrase used to demean an opponent during any form of competition, especially beer pong or fighting games. (circa college)
…you do. (circa 8th grade) A phrase attached to the end of a statement for no reason at all. As in “and then hello you do,” “Come on, you do!” and “Stop, you do!”
Ya sked, Ya sked (circa 2000’s) a street way to say “You’re scared.” This is the only entry I can’t take credit for. However, along with Michael Ren, I am a contributor to its current usage and popularity. Although this phrase is frequently used by Kevin during beer pong, he is not its originator.
Origin of use: Mike and I picked this up from an old Jamie Foxx stand-up routine. Something about OJ Simpson coming at you with a knife saying “Ya sked, ya sked!” We’ve used it frequently in the past via Goldeneye and the like, and more recently during beer pong, the latter of which was picked up by Kevin and became second nature.
Zshosh! adj. fat; gluttonous. n. a fat person. I ate two large cups of Pinkberry! Zshosh!
Origin of use: (circa 2009) RJ caught me drinking a root beer float but we had run out of Root Beer. The only thing left was iced tea, so he made some and put a scoop of ice cream in it. Yes, he made an Iced Tea Float. As I watched him scarf it down, it looked disgusting so yelled out “SHIT FATTIE!” I pronounced “SHIT” like “ZSHIT!” as in Gsa Gsa Gabor. From then on, any time someone was fat or did something gluttonous we would say “ZSHIT!”
Then one day, Len and I saw a fat man at Vons carrying three buckets of ice cream, one of which he was eating out of. Len yelled out “ZSHIT!” and that’s when we realized we needed something a little more discrete. Hence the word, ZSHOSH!
Appendix. These along with others that faded away through the years are a product of pure sport and spontaneity. Digadaga die, digadaga live forever.
