What is Digby?
1.
From Digby Metal Hospital in Exeter.
Digby hospital is now are new housing estate called Kings Heath although the area is still called digby, and the hospital is flats.
The word Digby was used in the early to mid 80's by people instead of calling someone a retard you would call them a Digby.
I often laugh when I see Christian Digby's name on T.V. he hasn't got a clue about his name!
That kid is a right Digby.
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2.
(n) an idiotic, clumsy or incompetant person.
1980s slang from Devon, UK - derivation from the now-closed Digby Hospital for the mentally handicapped in Exeter.
(drops plate)
You're such a digby.
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