Crate-dig

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To shop for vintage, rare, or otherwise obscure recordings, especially by looking through crates containing secondhand merchandise. ambitransitive, slang

    "Earlier this year, German crate-digging label Analog Africa released a retrospective of Mayorga’s more exploratory electronic works, while a new album of original compositions titled Cumbia Pishcodélica is slated for release in the coming months via Musicoteca Ecuador."

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"Earlier this year, German crate-digging label Analog Africa released a retrospective of Mayorga’s more exploratory electronic works, while a new album of original compositions titled Cumbia Pishcodélica is slated for release in the coming months via Musicoteca Ecuador."

Etymology

From crate + dig, first attested in 2005.

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