What does double take mean?

double take means "a delayed reaction indicating surprise".

Is double take a common word?

double take is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Double take — meaning and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a delayed reaction indicating surprise
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What does double take mean?: double take means "a delayed reaction indicating surprise".
Is double take a common word?: double take is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for double take come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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