daily double

noun

: a system of betting (as on horse races) in which the bettor must pick the winners of two stipulated races in order to win

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Before Ohtani, only 15 players had ever had a game with just the 10-RBI part of that daily double. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 Now, the place where Bing Crosby crooned about the turf meeting the surf has scored the big-event version of the daily double. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daily double was in 1930

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“Daily double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daily%20double. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.

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