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Meaning of double Dutch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dʌb.əl ˈdʌtʃ

Definitions

  1. Incomprehensible language or speech.
    uncountable
  2. A language game akin to pig Latin.
    uncountable
  3. A game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.
    uncountable
  4. Sex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.
    colloquial, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch böhmisches Dorf Kauderwelsch
Ελληνικά κινέζικα
Suomi heprea siansaksa
Français charabia double Dutch
Magyar halandzsa
Íslenska hrognamál
Italiano arabo turco
Kurdî volapûk
Nederlands koeterwaals wartaal
Polski chińszczyzna volapük
Português grego
Русский китайская грамота тарабарщина
Türkçe anlaşılmaz deli saçması saçmalık

Examples

““Tell him I don’t know what he’s talking about. It’s double Dutch to me.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

double duty double E double eagle double edge sword double effect double empathy problem

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