deep dive

[deep dahyv]

noun

Informal.

1. a thorough or comprehensive analysis of a subject or issue: The article gives you a deep dive into the city's coolest summer activities.

   My boss wants me to do a deep dive on our main competitors.

   The article gives you a deep dive into the city's coolest summer activities.

Other Word Forms

• deep-dive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep dive¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

A deep dive into the grammar of the latest Jeffrey Epstein emails.

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TDE’s co-president, Moosa Tiffith, came across one of her tracks during “a late-night deep dive on Instagram,” as he puts it.

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He’s wanted to go to synagogue more and he’s really taken a deep dive into his culture, which we’re very proud of.

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“My latest deep dive into my own navel,” he texted two weeks ago with his new article on the famed architect behind his historic home in Studio City’s foothills.

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Then, Jeff breaks down his deep dive into the documents that not only reveal that Meta platforms are rife with fraudulent ads they have failed to block, but also how the company is ultimately profiting from the proliferation of these scams.

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