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Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: cool it / dig it | The preacher said that the white man can't cool it because he has never dug it. I am trying to dig it. That's why I'm here.
(excerpt from a speech by Marlon Brando at the funeral of a Black friend who had been shot dead in a hate crime incident)
I don't understand this expression (if it's an expression). I can't seem to find any references online. Thanks for helping me. |
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| | stop/understand | Explanation:
cool it= calm down / stop (doing something)
dig it=understand (something)
I am pretty sure 'to dig it' meant 'to understand' in the 60s
Some people still say 'do you dig'? meaning: 'are you with me?' 'Do you know what I mean?'
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Note added at 50 mins (2007-09-11 06:22:42 GMT)
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So in this context it could be:
"The preacher said that the white man can't STOP because he has never UNDERSTOOD. I am trying to UNDERSTAND. That's why I'm here.
this makes some sense (at least to me!) when talking about hate crimes against black people.
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Lietta Warren-Granato
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Local time: 08:27
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47 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +7 stop/understand
Explanation:
cool it= calm down / stop (doing something)
dig it=understand (something)
I am pretty sure 'to dig it' meant 'to understand' in the 60s
Some people still say 'do you dig'? meaning: 'are you with me?' 'Do you know what I mean?'
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Note added at 50 mins (2007-09-11 06:22:42 GMT)
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So in this context it could be:
"The preacher said that the white man can't STOP because he has never UNDERSTOOD. I am trying to UNDERSTAND. That's why I'm here.
this makes some sense (at least to me!) when talking about hate crimes against black people.
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