Double-dip

Quick meaning: Double-dip is a noun meaning (informal) An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.

Meaning

(informal) An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.

More Meanings

1. (roller coasters) A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.
2. (economics) Ellipsis of double-dip recession (“return to recession after a short period of growth”).
3. (informal) To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food.
4. (informal) To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.
5. (television, film) To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.
6. (informal) The drawing of a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or of two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.
7. (informal) To draw a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or to draw two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.

Example Sentences

The UK is currently experiencing a double-dip.

We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.

SPC Ladies double-dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.

He got caught double-dipping by billing the government directly as well as the primary contractor.

Word Forms

• double-dips
• double-dipping
• double-dipped

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include twin, two-pronged, double, two-fold, twofold, dual.

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