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evil twins

evil twins is the plural of evil twin.

Meaning of evil twin

Noun

evil twin (plural evil twins)

  1. (idiomatic) A duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
    • As a ploy to discredit the reformist politician, the opposing party had hired a lookalike to act as his evil twin and be seen in a variety of compromising situations.
  2. A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.

Questions about evil twins

What is evil twins the plural of?
Evil twins is the plural of evil twin.

Words near evil twins in the dictionary

  1. Evil Questions Attacking Ontario
  2. evil to him that evil thinks
  3. evil turn
  4. evil turns
  5. evil twin
  6. evil twins
  7. evil willer
  8. evil willers
  9. evil-doer
  10. evil-doers
  11. evil-eye

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