daggy
/ˈdæɡi/adjective
daggy is spelled D-A-G-G-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, daggy means “Uncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in daggy?
| Letters | 5: D-A-G-G-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is daggy?
Daggy appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce daggy?
- UK /ˈdæɡi/
Daggy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_daggy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of daggy
- daggier comparative
- more daggy comparative
- daggiest superlative
- most daggy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does daggy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
AustraliaslangUncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does daggy come from?
From dag + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).