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double dutch

A game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.

Etymology:

  • double + Dutch For sense 1: The English, historically, found Dutch particularly difficult to understand, so anything that was completely incomprehensible would be double Dutch, i.e. twice as hard as Dutch.
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It's fun to jump rope, but we would have even more fun if we can find another rope because then we could play Double Dutch.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Modified by TriplePurple on December 03, 2023

Additional definitions for 'double dutch':

double dutchA language game akin to pig Latin.
double dutchIncomprehensible language.
double dutchSex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.
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