Meaning of doppelbanger | Babel Free

Definitions

A romantic and/or sexual partner who strongly resembles oneself.

humorous, slang

Examples

“Even with therapy, he never failed to go weak in the knees for his doppelbangers. One time he got so weak in the knees for a female version of himself that he tore both of his meniscuses.”

“The evening was a full dyke takeover thrown by two women, Cass Bugge and Molly Schiot. They were deeply in love⟳ in that doppelbanger way. Both looked like⟳ mini Carrie Brownsteins and seemed on Instagram to be deeply crazy about each other, to have⟳ the idea relationship.”

“I'm not the only person who has been one degree away from sleeping with a mirror. While the phenomenon is common among straight people, the so-called “doppelbanger” appeal has its roots in gay communities.”

CEFR level