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double negatives

double negatives is the plural of double negative.

Meaning of double negative

Noun

double negative (plural double negatives)

  1. (derogatory, rhetoric, usually) A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.
    • Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... We don't need no education...
      Yes, you do. You've just used a double negative.2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4

Questions about double negatives

What is double negatives the plural of?
Double negatives is the plural of double negative.

Words near double negatives in the dictionary

  1. double morals
  2. double muscling
  3. double napoleon
  4. double napoleons
  5. double negative
  6. double negatives
  7. double nelson
  8. double nelsons
  9. Double Ninth Festival
  10. double note
  11. double notes

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