Little known origins for English words and phrases #2

Shindig: This term was used to describe the activities of Nathaniel “Greenteeth” Hawkins. Hawkins began his career as a Welsh pirate in 1682, but quickly began wooing his crowds of the imprisoned with his cat-like ability to dig for buried treasure with his shovel-shaped peg leg. By 1719, Greenteeth was captivating audiences all over the world with his digging revue. These performances were later dubbed “shindigs”. Other phrases that came from this origin include the popular 1960’s counterculture phrases such as “Do you dig?” “Dig this” and “Woodstock”.