"double double" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double doubles [plural]
Etymology: (coffee): Used by the Tim Hortons restaurant chain. Etymology templates: {{sense|coffee}} (coffee): Head templates: {{en-noun}} double double (plural double doubles)
  1. (Canada, informal) Coffee with the equivalent of two creamers and two packets of sugar. Tags: Canada, informal Categories (topical): Coffee, Two
    Sense id: en-double_double-en-noun-JRfhuJRf Disambiguation of Coffee: 45 17 13 24 Disambiguation of Two: 26 33 29 12 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 19 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 27 19 31
  2. (basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any two of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game. Categories (topical): Basketball, Two Translations ((basketball)): dobbel-dobbel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-double_double-en-noun-hZtRk8LT Disambiguation of Two: 26 33 29 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 19 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 27 19 31 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of '(basketball)': 5 80 14 1
  3. (volleyball) Achieving two kills and two digs by a single player in one game. Categories (topical): Volleyball, Two
    Sense id: en-double_double-en-noun-SyEV3cdx Disambiguation of Two: 26 33 29 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 19 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 27 19 31 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, volleyball
  4. (US) A double cheeseburger with cheese on each burger (i.e., double cheese). Tags: US Categories (topical): Two Synonyms: double-double Related terms: quadruple double, quintuple double, triple double, triple triple
    Sense id: en-double_double-en-noun-GdK~hE06 Disambiguation of Two: 26 33 29 12 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 31 19 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 24 18 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 27 19 31

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