seven-seven

noun

1. the 7th of July 2005, the day on which a series of suicide bombings were carried out on the London public transport system by Islamic fundamentalists

Word History and Origins

Origin of seven-seven¹

C21: by analogy with _nine-eleven

Example Sentences

"Seven-seven"? I can't remember — have actually changed anything.

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His combover has a disturbing unnatural sheen and those overgrown eyebrows are an unfortunate reminder that, as he told the magistrate judge in Washington a few weeks ago, his age is "seven-seven."

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When she asked his age, he raised his voice a notch and intoned, “seven-seven!”

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“Seven-seven does not reflect the will of the voters in North Carolina,” House Speaker Tim Moore told reporters the day after the election.

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Notable are mixed-media pieces by a Nigerian painter named Twins Seven-Seven and the aluminum reliefs in counter-repoussé by Asiru Olatunde.

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