Search results for 'double':

double planet (noun) : a planet and a large moon that orbit each other

Submitted by: Bernard Asper from Pennsylvania on Feb. 01, 2009 18:33

double-dead (adjective) : from an animal that has died of disease and then sold as food

Selling double-dead meat is illegal.

Submitted by: Poch Albiso from Philippines on Oct. 06, 2008 22:24

double-dip (verb) : to date the ex-boyfriend or girlfriend of a close companion

It was very sleazy of Dmitri to double-dip with Frankie's ex-girlfriend Martha, especially since they broke up less than a month ago.

Submitted by: K.A. Hoffa from Pennsylvania on Apr. 30, 2008 09:28

double-dipper (noun) : used to designate a retiree who has gone back to work part-time to supplement a retirement pension

In an aging society scrambling to shore up state-funded pension schemes, double-dippers are a welcome addition to the workforce.

Submitted by: Anonymous on May. 15, 2007 08:22

Double-Double

(adjective) : two cream and two sugar in a coffee

I would like to order a large double-double please.

Submitted by: Jeff from Canada on Jan. 12, 2007 08:42

(noun) : A coffee, usually from Tim Hortons (Canadian coffee company), with two scoops of sugar and two shots (or containers) of cream.

"I'll have a medium double-double to go please."

Submitted by: Devin "Gripen40k" Li from Canada on Dec. 02, 2005 22:27

(noun) : Relative to basketball, specific to having double digits in both points scored and rebounds retrieved.

Kendrick Perkins had 12 points and 19 rebounds during Wednesday's win over Philadelphia.

Submitted by: Dirty Water from Massachusetts on Dec. 02, 2005 22:19

doubledipper (noun) : one who dips a chip or other item, takes a bite from it, and then dips it again

Oh my god, that is so disgusting, he's a doubledipper and he doesn't even brush his teeth! Eewwh! —Seinfeld

Submitted by: jonathan keith sheriff from California on Oct. 28, 2005 00:42

doublet (noun) : coupled synonyms used in legal discourse

One way to eliminate redundancy is by avoiding what Bryan Garner calls 'doublets' ... 'Cease and desist,' 'Indemnify and hold harmless.' —Theodore L. Blumberg, The Seven Deadly Sins of Legal Writing, 2008

Submitted by: D.N. DeLuna from Maryland on Jul. 14, 2008 10:36

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