Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (informal) An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.
2. (roller coasters) A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.
3. (economics) Ellipsis of double-dip recession (“return to recession after a short period of growth”).
4. (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.
5. (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.
6. (informal) To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.
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.
8. (television, film) To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.

Example Sentences

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

The UK is currently experiencing a double-dip.

I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends.

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

They worried about the possibility that some forced laborers, in particular Jewish survivors, might be double-dipping, that is, that they might be collecting compensation for their work as forced laborers while continuing to receive payments as Holocaust survivors and thus absorbing funds that should be directed toward other groups of victims […]

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

I usually don't double-dip, but this port convinced me to with its additional content and improved graphics.

Word Forms

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

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