Definition of INFRA DIG

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In her autobiography, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." In other (less eloquent) words, don't put up with any treatment or situation that is unendurably infra dig. The word infra dig is used in relatively casual, sometimes sarcastic contexts (e.g., "Apparently, drugstore-purchased shampoo is too infra dig for my glamorous sister - only the most expensive salon shampoos will do!"). Infra dig is a shortened version of the Latin phrase infra dignitatem, meaning "beneath dignity."

Examples of infra dig in a Sentence

Isn't it a bit infra dig to go to a launderette when you can afford a washing machine of your own?

Recent Examples on the Web These reviews are a mixed bag, mostly because the titles seem random and often infra dig. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "Two Generations on View in Essays by Martin Amis and Zadie Smith," 29 Jan. 2018

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