Meaning of double-dog-dare | Babel Free

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

“They had walked almost a mile outside of town, to the water tower that had elmwood springs written on it in huge black letters, with the express⟳ intention of climbing all the way to the top. […] [H]e and Monroe had double-dog-dared each other to climb⟳ it, so there was no turning back. Secretly both of them were a little nervous. Scared that they might chicken out at the last⟳ minute.”

“Edward Jay Roberts didn't get⟳ to be an acknowledged leader without three necessary assets: brains, guts, and an almost unnatural absence of fear. No one ever double-dog-dared him anything, because one dare was always sufficient.”

“We stopped to eat⟳ lunch by a beautiful river pool at the top of a towering waterfall. After a skinny-dip, Nora dared me—double-dog-dared me, to be precise—to jump⟳ off the falls, which were at least thirty-five feet high.”

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