Meaning of double-dip | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.
   informal
2. A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.
3. Ellipsis of double-dip recession (“return to recession after a short period of growth”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
4. The drawing of a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or of two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.
   informal

Equivalents

Examples

“We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.”

“The UK is currently experiencing a double-dip.”

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