give a dig



give someone a dig

Sl. to insult someone; to say something which will irritate a person. Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money. The headmaster's daughter gets tired of people giving her digs about favoritism.
See also: dig, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Andebert-Ancient Germanic
Bazylibah-ZI-leePolish (Rare)
Nontle-Southern African, Xhosa
Amalasuintha-Ancient Germanic
WilmaVIL-mah (German, Dutch), WIL-mah (Dutch), WIL-mə (English)German, Dutch, English
Vera['viərə]