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    [Adjective]  | "dou*ble-edged" | \ ˌdə-bəl-ˈejd \


    1: having two cutting edges

    2: having two components or aspects

    3: capable of being taken in two ways


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "double-edged sword" 


    1: something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Adjective]  | "double-edged" 


    1: consisting of two members or parts that are usually joined;


      * e.g., " ... the double-edged purpose of the sales promotion is to clear out existing stock and to attract new customers "





    2: having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning;


      * e.g., " ... her double-edged remark that she hoped that I ultimately got what I deserved "





     [ "double edged" ]

    1: someone that doesn't care about who they're going to fuck, a bissexual person.

      * e.g.,  ... Richie — Man, Susie couldn't stop teasing me last night. 

     [ "Double Edging" ]

    1: This is when you are edging while masturbating and simultaneously "prairie dogging" until you release both in an explosion of ecstasy.

      * e.g.,  ... So I was holding my shit in while I was jerking off and started to double edging. 

     [ "double-edging" ]

    1: When sex partners bring each other simultaneously to the brink of orgasm, then stopping or pausing the activity without crossing the climactic threshold. May be repeated as desired (or capable) to prolong enjoyment and/or build to soul-shaking crescend-O! .

      * e.g.,  ... Brian and I spent the whole afternoon double-edging, 'til he finally spurted when I was riding the rail, so I guess he lost ... or won. Both, I guess. Me and Marti were double-edging in leaning-back reverse cowgirl, in her family room and never even heard her parents get home, just all of a sudden they were right there and we both popped, and Marti squirted and it hit her dad! 

     [ "double-edged sword" ]

    1: Something that can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

      * e.g.,  ... Using this tool will make the job faster, but also more dangerous, it's a bit of a double-edged sword 

     [ "Double-edged Weasel" ]

    1: A person who's naturally weaselly (though they often pretend to not to be a weasel) and have somehow convinced other members in an organization they are knowledgeable and/or influential.

      * e.g.,  ... Alan is such a double-edged weasel! 

     [ "double edged liar" ]

    1:  A person who covers a lie with another lie.

      * e.g.,  ... I caught you in a lie and now your trying to lie your way out of it! You're nothing but a double edged liar. 


     [ "double edged liar" ]

    2:  A person with a never ending trail of lies.

     [ "double edge sword" ]

    1: the proverbial "Catch-22" where one is damned if one does, and one is damned if one doesn't.

      * e.g.,  ... "Corporate lay-offs are a double-edged sword. The company saves money by not having as many salaried people on board, but has to pay more overtime wages to the fewer people that are left so the work can be done by deadline." 

     [ "Double-Edged sword" ]

    1: Twice the cutting power! (Cem)

      * e.g.,  ... A Double-Edged sword can cut with both sides 

     [ "double edge sword" ]

    1: Proverb used to convince one of not using a weapon (literal or figuritive) because it may come back and hurt yourself. Rather useless especially with the fact that one can learn how to use a double edge sword (literal or figuritive) effectively.

      * e.g.,  ... George: single edge sword is better to use cuz it wont cut you 

     [ "double edge sword" ]

    1: a double edge sword is simply sword with two sharp sides, often it was used on broad swords, it is often believed of by people that broad swords are these long, straight swords, that look something like this

      * e.g.,  ... no example needed, the definition is self explanitory 


     [ "double edge sword" ]

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     [ "double edge sword" ]

    5: but that actually qualifies as a double edge sword

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