Double Dutch

noun (sometimes lowercase)

a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends of two long jump ropes, swing them in a synchronized fashion, usually directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over.

Words nearby Double Dutch

double dribble, double drift, double drummer, double dummy, double-dumped, Double Dutch, double-duty, double-dyed, double eagle, double-edged, double-ended

Definition for Double Dutch (2 of 2)

double Dutch

noun Slang.

unintelligible or garbled speech or language: She could have been talking double Dutch for all we understood of it.

Origin of double Dutch

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example sentences from the Web for Double Dutch

The paper was covered with lines, circles, and writing that appeared to us like "double-Dutch."
500 of the Best Cockney War Stories|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Double Dutch

double Dutch

noun

British informal incomprehensible talk; gibberish

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Idioms and Phrases with Double Dutch

double Dutch

Language that cannot be understood, gibberish, as in They might have been speaking double Dutch, for all I understood. This usage dates from the 1870s (an earlier version, however, had it as high Dutch) and is heard less often today than the synonym double talk.

A game of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes swung in a crisscross fashion.

单词	double dutch
释义	Double Dutch noun (sometimes lowercase) a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends of two long jump ropes, swing them in a synchronized fashion, usually directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over. Words nearby Double Dutch double dribble, double drift, double drummer, double dummy, double-dumped, Double Dutch, double-duty, double-dyed, double eagle, double-edged, double-ended Definition for Double Dutch (2 of 2) double Dutch noun Slang. unintelligible or garbled speech or language: She could have been talking double Dutch for all we understood of it. Origin of double Dutch First recorded in 1875–80 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Double Dutch The paper was covered with lines, circles, and writing that appeared to us like "double-Dutch." 500 of the Best Cockney War Stories\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Double Dutch double Dutch noun British informal incomprehensible talk; gibberish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with Double Dutch double Dutch 1 Language that cannot be understood, gibberish, as in They might have been speaking double Dutch, for all I understood. This usage dates from the 1870s (an earlier version, however, had it as high Dutch) and is heard less often today than the synonym double talk. 2 A game of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes swung in a crisscross fashion. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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