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DIDGY, n. A dustbin (Slg. 1990s).Gsw. 1977 Jimmy Boyle A Sense of Freedom 6:
Groups of us, usually with the arse torn out of our trousers, snot running from our noses and filthy, would head for Queen's Park, a "toffy" district, to rake the lucky didgies.Gsw. 1983 Carl McDougall in Hamish Whyte Noise and Smoky Breath 49:
Her maw came oot tae go tae the didgyGsw. 1985 Michael Munro The Patter 20:
didgy: Another term for a dustbin.
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