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by Persky Bunkermeister on April 18th, 2005

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Who coined the term "double double"?

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  • by RedJohn on September 30th, 2005

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    It is a common term in the Canadian lexicon and has even been added to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. In Canada, It is associated with the Tim Horton's chain of doughnut and coffee shops (founded in 1964). I do not know when it came into common use, but it has been around long enough to warrant inclusion in a dictionary.

    Reply: Celebrity? It is restaurant shorthand that crossed the counter. Restaurant staff use all kinds of shorthand, some of which moves into the public domain on purpose (e.g., entertaining the clientele) or through customers listening and repeating. The same shorthand can spring up in different places at different times, because there are only so many ways you can contract some terms. Some shorthand eventually becomes accepted as part of the language. Deux michigan, svp.

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    • Are you sure? I heard a famous 40's 50's NYC celeb used the term in a film, and it spread from there... I just can't remember who!

      Persky Bunkermeister

      by Persky Bunkermeister on September 20th, 2006

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