double double

See also: double-double

English

Alternative forms

• double-double

Etymology

(coffee): Used by the Tim Hortons restaurant chain.

Noun

double double (plural double doubles)

1. (Canada, informal) Coffee with the equivalent of two creamers and two packets of sugar.
   • 2018, Lonely Planet's Global Coffee Tour‎^[1], Lonely Planet, →ISBN:

     Do: Be sure to say please and thank you; Canadians are known for their politeness. And don't order a double double in an independent cafe

2. (basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any two of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.

   The center had 11 assists and 10 blocks tonight for a very unusual double double.

   • 2016 November 28, Mike Vorkunov, “Despite Flash of Rose’s Prime, Knicks Are Dazed by Westbrook and Thunder”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     Steven Adams and Enes Kanter wreaked havoc for Oklahoma City. Kanter came off the bench to score 27 points, block three shots and add 10 rebounds. Adams had a double-double, too, with 14 points and 10 rebounds at center.

3. (volleyball) Achieving two kills and two digs by a single player in one game.
   • 2012, Garrett, Burdeshaw, Spearman, Legacy of the Blues: a Century of Athletics at the W, page A-261:

     Nonetheless, the team gave a good accounting of themselves, and freshman Kara Rogers scored a double/double in kills and digs in her first collegiate game.

4. (US) A double cheeseburger with cheese on each burger (i.e., double cheese).

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: dobbel-dobbel

Translations

(basketball)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dobbel-dobbel m

See also

• quadruple double
• quintuple double
• triple double
• triple triple