English
Etymology
For sense 1:
The English, historically, found Dutch a particularly difficult language to understand so anything that was completely incomprehensible would be double Dutch, i.e. twice as hard as Dutch.
Noun
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en-noun|sg=double Dutch|-
- incomprehensible|Incomprehensible language.
- A language game akin to pig Latin.
- A game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.
- colloquial Sex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.
Synonyms
gibberish
gobbledygook
nonsense
Translations
Dutch: koeterwaals
Finnish: siansaksa
Russian: ки�ай�ка� г�амо�а, �а�аба��ина
Category:English idioms
ru:double Dutch
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