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    [Noun]  | "dou*ble take" | \ ˈdə-bəl-ˌtāk \


    1: a delayed reaction to a surprising or significant situation after an initial failure to notice anything unusual —usually used in the phrase do a double take


    Origin: 1930 ;

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     [ "double take" ]

    1: giving something/someone a second glance, after initially taking notice the first time.

      * e.g.,  ... I did a double take when I walked past Britney in the hallway....sweetness! 

     [ "double take" ]

    1: When you're passing someone and make eye contact then look away and look back with the most fucked up face possible.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh shit dude look at this chick. Let's double take her." 

     [ "double take" ]

    1: The act of taking a wet, crusty, pain in the ass to wipe shit ( so bad that your ass bleeds ). Upon finishing the tough task of wiping you suddenly realize you have to drop another. This second shit causes more bleeding. During the wiping of this shit the pain is unbearable and you wipe more blood then shit.

      * e.g.,  ... Now thats a sick bastard!! 


     [ "double take" ]

    2: Opposite of the perfect poop

     [ "Double take" ]

    1: A reaction someone does when someone finds someone attractive and feels the need to look again or a delayed reaction to something unexpected that has just happened that they feel the need to look again because they didn’t look enough the first time and you intrigued them.

      * e.g.,  ... He did a double take when he saw her because he thought he knew her. 

     [ "Double Take" ]

    1: When you do a once over on somebody, but something about them (male in a dress, purple hair, somebody looks like somebody you know in a crowd, etc.) caught your eye.

      * e.g.,  ... "Lose Control" by Missy Elliot. (It asked for an example. This is not my favorite song.) 


     [ "Double Take" ]

    2: Often due to surprise at what you *thought* you saw, but you desire a second glance.

      * e.g.,  ... "I’ve got a cute face  

     [ "double-take" ]

    1: reacting belatedly when one finally realizes the significance of something

      * e.g.,  ... I initially didn't realize that she was talking about being a social worker but did a double-take when I grasped the statement. 

     [ "Double Take" ]

    1: When your MySpace picture is the same as your Facebook picture.

      * e.g.,  ... I was so confused, should I comment the MySpace picture or should I comment the Facebook picture, it was mammoth Double Take. 

     [ "double-take" ]

    1: fuck you marie fuck you marie fuck you marie fuck you marie fuck you marie

      * e.g.,  ... yeah double-take fuck you marie 

     [ "awkward double take" ]

    1: the instance where two people make eye contact, look away, then look back at each other at the same time, making it very awkward for the two

      * e.g.,  ... I had an awkward double take with that chick across the room. 

     [ "facebook double-take" ]

    1: Person A says they saw that person B was somewhere or did something. Person B does a double-take because they know they didn't tell Person A about that. Then Person A reveals they saw the information on facebook.

      * e.g.,  ... "Joe Blow said something about me being at that party, and I did a facebook double-take!" 

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