HyperDic: double_dutch

English > 2 senses of the expression double Dutch:
NOUNcommunicationdouble Dutchan incomprehensible talk
actdouble Dutchthe difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners
English > double Dutch: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn incomprehensible talk.
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broadergibberish, gibberunintelligible talking
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishembarullo, jerigonza
Catalanembarbussament
English > double Dutch: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningThe difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners.
Broaderjump ropeA child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope

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