SINCE 1828
double-double
noun
dou·ble-dou·ble
| \ ˌdə-bəl-ˈdə-bəl
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Definition of double-double
: an instance of a player's accumulating a total of 10 or more in two statistical categories (such as points and rebounds) in one basketball game
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