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English
Etymology
From double- + barrelled.
Adjective
double-barrelled (not comparable)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double, barrelled. Having two barrels, as a gun.
- Twofold, having a double purpose or nature.
1972, Alexander Keith, A thousand years of Aberdeen:Alexander Taylor, a native of Stonehaven who in the later forties went to Edinburgh, where he enjoyed a double-barrelled reputation as a rhymester and as an astronomer.
2011, Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson, Scandal!: An Explosive Exposé of the Affairs, Corruption and Power Struggles of the Rich and Famous, Random House, →ISBN:Skilling came to Enron with a double-barrelled reputation: on the one hand he was known to be a cold man with a taste for macho showing-off (Enron employees nicknamed him 'Darth Vader'). On the other hand he was said to be a genius ...
- (of names) Having two separate parts, often adjoined by a hyphen (or sometimes a space).
- Synonym: hyphenated
2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 488:Almost unbelievably, some authors have formed the erroneous conception that ‘Hobson-Jobson’ is actually the double-barrelled surname of the dictionary’s editor.
- (figurative) Forceful, powerful (like a double-barrelled shotgun).
1945 November 6, “She trafficked in sin and souffle”, in Townsville Daily Bulletin, Queensland, Australia:When the sheriff arrested [Lucy Hicks Anderson] one night, her double-barrelled reputation paid off—Charles Donlon, the town's leading banker, promptly bailed her out. Reason: He had scheduled a huge dinner party, which would have collapsed dismally with Lucy In gaol.
2023 November 5, Andrew Anthony, “Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Range Rover ran an ad campaign referring to grouse shooting with the line: “There’s only one car for the double-barrelled.”
Translations
having two barrels, as a gun
having a double purpose or nature
of names: having two separate parts
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