Synonyms of double Dutch

double Dutch

noun

as in mumbo jumbo

unintelligible or meaningless talk

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mumbo jumbo
• nonsense
• prattle
• babble
• chatter
• jabber
• gabble
• blah
• burble
• gibber
• gibberish
• jabberwocky
• double-talk
• slobber
• drivel
• abracadabra
• gab
• clatter
• twitter
• twaddle
• hokeypokey
• blabber
• tattle
• prate
• hocus-pocus
• clack
• patter
• cackle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of double Dutch

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