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Double Dutch

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Gibberish, jargon, or a foreign tongue not understood by the hearer. Dutch is a synonym for foreign; and double is simply excessive, in a twofold degree.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Doss
Doss-house (A)
Dosser
Do-the-Boys Hall
Dot and go One (A)
Dotterel
Douay Bible
Double (To)
Double Dealing
Double Dutch
Double-edged Sword
Double Entendre (English-French for Un mot à double entente, or à deux ententes)
Double First (A)
Double-headed Eagle (The)
Double-tongued
Double up (To)
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Double or Quits
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