double dutch

• تعبير غير رسمي يُشير إلى كلام أو نص غير مفهوم أو مربك أو بلا معنى؛ كما يُطلق على لعبة نط الحبل بحبلين يُدوّران معاً.

An informal British expression referring to speech or writing that is completely unintelligible, confusing, or meaningless; also a jump rope game with two ropes.

1. A2informal

   A jump rope game where two ropes are turned in opposite directions, and one or more players jump over them.

   نط الحبل بحبلين

   • The kids played double dutch in the schoolyard.
   • She is very skilled at double dutch and can do tricks.
   • Double dutch requires good timing and coordination.

2. Nonsense or gibberishB2informalbritish

   Language or speech that is confusing, meaningless, or hard to understand.

   كلام مبهم لا معنى له

   • His explanation was double dutch to me.
   • The technical manual was written in double dutch.
   • Stop talking double dutch and tell me what happened.