double dutch

dou·ble Dutch

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhb-uh l duhch]
- /ˈdʌb əl dʌtʃ/
- /ˈdʌbl dʌtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhb-uh l duhch]
- /ˈdʌb əl dʌtʃ/

Definitions of double dutch words

noun double dutch 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. 1
noun double dutch language: nonsense 1
noun double dutch skipping: two ropes 1
noun double dutch incomprehensible talk; gibberish 0
noun double dutch a children's game of jump-rope in which two turners swing two ropes simultaneously in a crisscross pattern for the person jumping 0
noun double dutch Incomprehensible language. 0

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Origin of double dutch

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Double dutch

noun

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exclamation

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double dutch popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for double dutch

noun double dutch

babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
gibberish — meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
gobbledygook — language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.

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