Phrase guide

double dog dare

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdʌbl̩ dɒɡ ˈdɛə/
  • General-American: /ˌdʌb(ə)l dɔɡ ˈdɛ(ə)ɹ/
  • General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-dɑɡ-/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

An intensified form of dare (“a challenge to prove courage”), frequently used after the dared person initially refuses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

An intensified form of dare (“to challenge (someone) to do something”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal, transitive

Examples

  • I double dog dare you to ask her out!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

An emphatic extension of double dare, possibly playing on the alliterative and forceful nature of the word dog.