Meaning of double-nickel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The national speed limit of 55 miles per hour introduced in the USA in 1974.
   US, slang
2. The number 55 (by extension).
   US, slang

Examples

“But in 1982 they found a loophole: Keep⟳ the double-nickel speed⟳ limit⟳, but effectively allow⟳ motorists to drive⟳ up to 65 by designating that speed⟳ a “waste⟳ of a finite resource” and setting the fine at $15.”

“Peckinpah is just as interested in the old golf-cart codger who says “Damn the double-nickel!” (in reference to the 55mph speed⟳ limit⟳) as he is in Duck or Lyle, and much more so than in Ali MacGraw’s character, along for the ride⟳ and marquee value.”

“This night was insane. Knicks win⟳, Sixers win⟳, Wolves win⟳. Kyrie drops a double-nickel.”

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