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double dutchA game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.Rate it:
double dutchA language game akin to pig Latin.Rate it:
double dutchIncomprehensible language.Rate it:
double dutchSex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.Rate it:
double entendrePlural form of double entendre.Rate it:
double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:
double overTo bend over at the waist.Rate it:
double rainbow babya term given to a child born after two miscarriages, stillbirths, or deaths.Rate it:
double takerSomething causing someone to do a double takeRate it:
double talkLying, especially in a formal political statement.Rate it:
double talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.Rate it:
double tapA tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.Rate it:
double upTo double the quantity, amount or duration of something.Rate it:
double upTo have a secondary use.Rate it:
double upAfter a fly ball has been caught.Rate it:
double vertical lineUsed other than as an idiom: see double, vertical, line.Rate it:
double vertical lineThe typographical character ‖; a symbol composed of two closely spaced line-height vertical lines.Rate it:
double visiondiplopiaRate it:
double whammya twofold blow or setback; a series of two events that cause adverse effectsRate it:
double-edged swordA benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.Rate it:
double-edged swordUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see double-edged,‎ sword.Rate it:
double-edged swordA benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.Rate it:
double-tonguedSaying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.Rate it:
double-upRequirement to sleep with another individual because of lack of sleeping accomodations.Rate it:
doubting debbiesomeone who always see's the negativeRate it:
douche bagA bag for holding the water or fluid used in vaginal douching.Rate it:
douche bagA worthless person.Rate it:
douche bagAn annoying person; someone blatantly inconsiderate of others.Rate it:
douchebagerryThe act of being aware of oneself behaving innapropriatley and continuing to do so.Rate it:
dough-facedcowardlyRate it:
dough-facedobsequious; fawning; pliableRate it:
down and outIn trouble; in a bad time or situation or having very bad luck.Rate it:
down at heelIn poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.Rate it:
down at heelShabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.Rate it:
down but not outTemporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated.Rate it:
down cellarDownstairs; the opposite of upstairs.Rate it:
down for the countDecisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.Rate it:
down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.Rate it:
down in the dumpsAn individual with a mindset or appearance of being dejected, depressed.Rate it:
down in the dumpsdown in the dumps is an emotional state of depression, immobilization, an act of vegetating, regressing.Rate it:
Down in the DumpsDepressed and unhappyRate it:
down in the mouthSad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.Rate it:
down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:
down on one's luckUnlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.Rate it:
down on one's uppersimpecunious, lacking moneyRate it:
down patThoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood.Rate it:
down the cludgieAlternative form of down the toilet : wasted or irretrievable.Rate it:
down the drainWasted, squandered; irretrievable.Rate it:
Down the DrainLost or vanishedRate it:
down the hatchInto the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.Rate it:

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