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double act

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Synonyms: double back, double salt, double dot, double a, double as, double ax, double cut, double face, double jack, double t

Antonyms: double back, double salt, double dot, double a, double as, double ax, double cut, double face, double jack, double t

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. A [[comic]] [[pairing]] in which humor is derived from the uneven [[relationship]] between two partners, usually of the same [[gender]], age, [[ethnic]] origin and [[profession]], but often with drastically different [[personalities]] or [[behavior]], maybe with a [[stooge]] or ''[[straight man]]''.
  2. Two objects, senses, people, etc working as one.

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