Mr. Big a few years back. 2. n. a betrayal.
(See comments with sense 1.) He al-
ways remembered that double cross. It’s
one double cross Frank is sorry about.double-crossern. a person who betrays
someone. (Often with dirty. See com-
ments at double cross.) You dirty, low-
down double-crosser, you! Frank is the
classic double-crosser.
double-decker 1. n. a two-level bus. I
like to ride in double-deckers. Some
double-deckers don’t have tops. 2. n. a
sandwich of two layers. He put away
a giant double-decker and a glass of milk.
How can anybody eat a double-decker
that is so thick?
double-deucesn. the number 22. The
National Weather Service says it’s going
down to the double-deuces tonight. He’s
double-deuces today, that’s right, twenty-
two years old!
double digitsn.the range of numerals
from 10 though 99. With interest rates
in the double digits, we do everything we
can to avoid going into debt. When Billy
moved into the double digits, he had some
behavior problems, but when he was 19 he
sort of straightened out.
double-dippern. a person who collects
two salaries; a federal employee who col-
lects a federal pension and Social Secu-
rity. The voters of the state were shocked
to learn that there were no laws against
double-dippers. The double-dippers say
they weren’t doing anything wrong.
double-dome 1. n. an intellectual. It’s
not that what the double-domes say is
wrong, it’s that they are so sure that they
are right that scares me. I’d rather be
just folks than a double-dome. 2. mod. in-
tellectual. No more of your double-
dome ideas. Most kids need to be ex-
posed to double-dome profs at college for
a while.
double-gaitedmod. weird; eccentric.
Carl is a little double-gaited at times. Tries
too hard for a laugh. Wow, is he ever
double-gaited! She is one of the most
successful double-gaited comedians I’ve
ever seen.
double nickels and double buffalon. the
number 55; the 55-mile-per-hour speed
limit. (Originally citizens band radio.
The buffalo is on one side of the nickel
and accounts for the 5.) Yo u’d b e t t e r
travel right on those double nickels in
through here. The bears are hungry. The
double buffalo is enforced on this road.
double saw(buck)n. a twenty-dollar bill.
(See also sawbuck.) This whole thing
only cost a double sawbuck. Can you
loan me a double sawbuck till payday?
double sixn.a year; a pair of six-month
periods. (Streets.) Johnny spent a dou-
ble six in the slammer. It’ll be one whole
double six until I see you again.
double taken. a surprised second look at
something. I did a double take and
blushed. Fred did a double take, then
recognized Tracy.
double-troublen. a very troublesome
thing or person. Oh, oh. Here comes
double-trouble. That car you got is dou-
ble-trouble.
double up (with laughter)in. to laugh so
hard that one bends over. We all just
doubled up with laughter. I doubled up
when I heard the punch line.
double whammy[“d@bl“WAmi] n. a dou-
ble portion of something, especially
something troublesome. (From Li’l Ab-
ner,a comic strip by Al Capp.) We g ot
a real double whammy of trouble down at
the office. This morning was bad, but
this afternoon the boss gave us a double
whammy.
douche bag 1. n. a wretched and disgust-
ing person. (Rude and derogatory.)
Don’t be a douche bag. Pick up your things
and go home, Chuck. 2. n. an ugly girl or
woman. (Rude and derogatory.) Look
at that face! What a douche bag!
dough[do] n. money. (See also bread.)
I got a lot of dough for that ring I found.
I need some dough to buy groceries.
dough headn. a nerd; a simpleton. To m ,
don’t be such a dough head. Read the in-
structions and do it right. Fred, you are
a real dough head! Why did you do that?dough head