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Jekyll and Hydes

Jekyll and Hydes is the plural of Jekyll and Hyde.

Meaning of Jekyll and Hyde

Noun

Jekyll and Hyde (plural Jekylls and Hydes or Jekyll and Hydes)

  1. Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").
    • The public will be better off if United and Western are true competitors, instead of a pair of Jekylls and Hydes.1944, United Air Lines, Inc, Before the Civil Aeronautics Board: Briefs, Exhibits, etc. (page 28)

Questions about Jekyll and Hydes

What is Jekyll and Hydes the plural of?
Jekyll and Hydes is the plural of Jekyll and Hyde.

Words near Jekyll and Hydes in the dictionary

  1. jekem
  2. Jekkie
  3. Jekkies
  4. Jekyll
  5. Jekyll and Hyde
  6. Jekyll and Hydes
  7. Jekyll-and-Hyde
  8. Jekyll-and-Hydes
  9. Jekyll-Hyde syndrome
  10. Jekyll/Hyde syndrome
  11. Jekyllesque

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