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double Dutch
double dutch also double Dutchn. A game of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes swung in a crisscross formation by two turners.double Dutch n informal Brit incomprehensible talk; gibberish dou′ble Dutch′ or Dou′ble Dutch′,
n. a game of jump rope in which two persons swing two long jump ropes in a synchronized fashion, usu. directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | double Dutch - an incomprehensible talkgibber, gibberish - unintelligible talkingcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | | 2. | double Dutch - the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turnersjump rope - a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope |
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double Dutch1. Indecipherable or nonsense speech. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. I'm not a programmer, so I have no idea what they're saying in there—it all sounds like double Dutch to me. When you teach preschoolers, you get used to hearing double Dutch all day.2. A style of jumping rope in which two ropes are swung at the same time in opposite directions. I'm pretty good at jumping rope, but I always get tangled up when I try double Dutch.See also: double, Dutchdouble Dutch 1. language or speech that is difficult or impossible to understand. This book on English grammar is written in double Dutch. I can't understand a word. Try to find a lecturer who speaks slowly, not one who speaks double Dutch. 2. a game of jumping rope using two ropes swung simultaneously in opposite directions. The girls were playing double Dutch in the schoolyard.See also: double, Dutchdouble Dutch1. 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. See also: double, Dutchˌdouble ˈDutch (British English, informal) language that is impossible to understand: I wish someone would explain this contract in simple language — it’s all double Dutch to me!See also: double, Dutchdouble Dutch
Words related to double Dutchnoun an incomprehensible talkRelated Words- gibber
- gibberish
- colloquialism
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- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
noun the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turnersRelated Words |