double down
Originally a term used in the card game blackjack, where a player doubles their original bet in exchange for exactly one additional card; most useful when the remaining deck is offering extremely favorable odds of making a total of
twenty-one.The term is increasingly used as a media euphemism when political figures tell bald-faced lies and when confronted with contradictory statements,
the politician not only fails to retract their claims but instead expresses an increased certainty in
their truth.
double down
by vanderpol on Aug 05, 2010 07:17:48
to engage in risky behavior, especially when one is already in a dangerous situation.
This figurative usage as appearing in
the Oxford English Dictionary is a meaningful explanation of “double down” other than the ubiquitous “to double the wager in exchange for only one additional card in Blackjack
gambit” in every online dictionary.
Example:
Don’t try to double down the exposures of your
retirement money in aggressive investments
It is the time to double down on the commitment of
solar energy, rather than to scale back
HP is going to double down on Palm’s
webOS
double down
by Patrik Lundin on Oct 06, 2004 10:27:08
1. Having sex with more then one person at once, most usually a girl taking on two guys and even more specifically alternating between blowing one and the other.
2. In
blackjack, to double your current bet at your turn, in return for which you get one more card and then no more. In what situations this is allowed and/or advicable varies somewhat depending on the casino, but if no
card counting is done, it's usually a
good move on all hands totaling 11 and some totaling 10.
double down
by steinhammered on Apr 16, 2010 01:59:55
double down
by austinfromsobe/temple on Oct 07, 2008 03:17:04
double down
by scabbrain on May 18, 2010 03:18:02
v. Upon
completion of
defecation, standing up and wiping, a sudden and overwhelming urge occurs,
compelling the person to immediately sit down and defecate once again.
Example:
Just as Fred felt as though he had stopped
shitting like a demon; he
got up and wiped himself clean. Then all of a sudden a sharp pain in his lower
abdomen forced him to double down on the toilet and shit once again.
double down
by pd1b on Mar 08, 2005 22:21:55
when a girl is tossing you off and takes two downstrokes without an upstroke in between, often resulting in
extreme pain and in worse case scenario a
snapped banj!
Example:
cindy double
downed me last night and my
banj hasn't stopped bleeding since.
double down
by Kris C. on Jan 26, 2005 01:41:44
Double-Down
by suoivun on Apr 22, 2010 08:57:03
A KFC sandwich which features two boneless white meat chicken filets (Original Recipe® or Grilled), two pieces of bacon, two melted slices of
Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese and
Colonel's Sauce. The sandwich was originally advertised as only having 540 calories but later analysis by 3rd parties placed the calorie count closer to
1190 calories.
Example:
Did you see the line of
fat people outside of
KFC when the Double-Down was first served? That's gonna be the saddest gathering of
KFC Regret in history!
Double Down
by evan & joe on Jul 20, 2010 08:27:14
Oral Sex with a man that involves the
full spectrum of
male genitalia, including but not limited to the penis, balls, and
perineum.
Named for the likeness to the KFC sandwich, i.e. salty, cheese, and all meat.