double Dutch

noun

: the activity of jumping over two jump ropes that two people are swinging in circles in opposite directions

: language that cannot be understood

Full Definition of DOUBLE DUTCH

: unintelligible language

: the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously

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1876

Synonyms: abracadabra, babble, blabber, burble, gibberish, double-talk, drivel, gabble, gibber, jabber, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo, nonsense, prattle, slobber

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