double double
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English
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Etymology
(coffee): Used by the Tim Hortons restaurant chain.
Noun
double double (plural double doubles)
- (Canada, informal) Coffee with the equivalent of two creamers and two packets of sugar.
- 2018, Lonely Planet's Global Coffee Tour, Lonely Planet, →ISBN:
- Do: Be sure to say please and thank you; Canadians are known for their politeness. And don't order a double double in an independent cafe
- (basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any two of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.
- The center had 11 assists and 10 blocks tonight for a very unusual double double.
- 2016 November 28, Mike Vorkunov, “Despite Flash of Rose’s Prime, Knicks Are Dazed by Westbrook and Thunder”, in The New York Times:
- Steven Adams and Enes Kanter wreaked havoc for Oklahoma City. Kanter came off the bench to score 27 points, block three shots and add 10 rebounds. Adams had a double-double, too, with 14 points and 10 rebounds at center.
- (volleyball) Achieving two kills and two digs by a single player in one game.
- 2012, Garrett, Burdeshaw, Spearman, Legacy of the Blues: a Century of Athletics at the W, page A-261:
- Nonetheless, the team gave a good accounting of themselves, and freshman Kara Rogers scored a double/double in kills and digs in her first collegiate game.
- (US) A double cheeseburger with cheese on each burger (i.e., double cheese).
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: dobbel-dobbel
Translations
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