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the double O

the double O noun: a thorough look or inspection.

Noun

the double O (plural not attested)

  1. (US, no plural, obsolete, slang) A thorough look or inspection.
    • So then I and Bishop knocked the street-car service and President Wilson and give each other the double O.1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post

Forms of the double O

alternative formthe double o
alternative formthe double-O
alternative formthe double-o

Origin of the double O

By visual analogy with a pair of eyes or spectacles.

Questions about the double O

What does the double O mean?
The double O means a thorough look or inspection.
What part of speech is the double O?
The double O is a noun.

Words near the double O in the dictionary

  1. the dogs bark, but the caravan moves on
  2. the dollar bean
  3. The Donald
  4. the dose makes the poison
  5. The Dot
  6. the double O
  7. the dress
  8. the drinks are on me
  9. the Ds
  10. the dumps
  11. the early bird catches the worm

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