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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
1
: unintelligible language
2
: the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously
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First Known Use of DOUBLE DUTCH
1876
Related to DOUBLE DUTCH
- Synonyms
- abracadabra, babble, blabber, burble, gibberish, double-talk, drivel, gabble, gibber, jabber, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo, nonsense, prattle, slobber
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