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Jekylls and Hydes

Jekylls 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 Jekylls and Hydes

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

Words near Jekylls and Hydes in the dictionary

  1. Jekyll-and-Hydes
  2. Jekyll-Hyde syndrome
  3. Jekyll/Hyde syndrome
  4. Jekyllesque
  5. Jekyllian
  6. Jekylls and Hydes
  7. jel
  8. jelab
  9. jelabee
  10. jelabees
  11. jelabs

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