double-deal
Americanverb (used without object)
Other Word Forms
- double-dealer noun
Etymology
Origin of double-deal
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Around a 1914 map of Europe, three to seven players representing different countries try to deal and double-deal their way to control of the Continent, using fleets, armies and entangling alliances.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still it's our dooty, an' of course we don't double-deal, nor put back kyards on what's our plain dooty.'
From Wolfville by Lewis, Alfred Henry
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