double Dutch

noun

1

: unintelligible language

2

: the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously

Synonyms of double Dutch

• mumbo jumbo
• nonsense
• prattle
• babble

Examples of double Dutch in a Sentence

The girls were playing double Dutch on the sidewalk.

the fast-talking con man spouts some double Dutch, and it is only afterwards that the victim realizes that he's given two twenties for a ten

Recent Examples on the Web

As a Black woman who grew up in New York City in the late ’90s and early aughts, double Dutch has always been near and dear to my heart. — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024

Being Black is a birthright privilege, and a rite of passage, like learning how to parallel park or double Dutch. — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024

The group mixes in some hula-hooping, African hopscotching and line dancing, but double Dutch is the core. — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 26 July 2023

Around noon, just north of the White House, scores of people flocked to Black Lives Matter Plaza to eat, dance and double Dutch. — Samantha Latson, Washington Post, 19 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for double Dutch

• insomuch
• overmuch
• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• hutch
• much
• mutch
• such
• touch
• nonesuch
• retouch