DD

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dd"

Translingual

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• DD, M

Number

DD

1. (informal) A Roman numeral representing thousand (1000).

See also

• Previous: DID (999)
• Next: DDI (one thousand and one, 1001)

Etymology 2

From German Deutsche Demokratische Republik.

Symbol

DD

2. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for East Germany from 1974 to 1990.

   Synonym: DDR (alpha-3)

Usage notes

• The code was deprecated in favour of DE on the reunification of Germany.

Coordinate terms

• DE (formerly West Germany)

Etymology 3

Symbol

DD

1. (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is in default, with little prospect of debt recovery.
2. (clothing) Bra cup size.
3. (IUCN Red List) Abbreviation of data deficient.
4. (medicine) Initialism of developmental disability.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiː ˈdiː/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

DD (countable and uncountable, plural DDs)

1. Initialism of designated driver.
   • 2024 August 6, Gena Kaufman, “33 Rainy-Day Date Ideas That Aren’t Another Movie”, in Glamour‎^[1]:

     Got a craft brewery, distillery, winery, in your area? See if they have any available tours or tastings that day, or make a day of hopping between them (just have Uber be your DD).

2. Initialism of discharged dead: official designation of a sailor killed in combat
3. Initialism of direct debit.
4. Initialism of deficit disorder.
5. Initialism of doctor of divinity.
6. (computing) Initialism of Debian developer.
7. (sports) Initialism of degree of difficulty.
8. (US, military, nautical) Abbreviation of destroyer, a type of warship.
9. (automotive) Initialism of daily driver: a vehicle which is used for everyday commuting, unlike a weekend warrior / Sunday Funday vehicle.
10. Initialism of dual diagnosis.
11. Initialism of demand draft.
12. (vulgar, in the plural) A breast of cup size DD.
13. (Internet) Initialism of direct download.
14. Initialism of decimal degrees. (decimalized instead of sexagesimal values for arcdegrees)
15. Abbreviation of daddy dom in DD/LG kink.
    • 2019, Cassandra Dee, Daddy's Pretty Baby: A DD/lg Forbidden Romance:

      ABOUT THIS BOOK […] Hey Readers – Warning: This is a sexy, over the top romance with two folks engaged in age play and the DD/lg lifestyle.

16. Initialism of due diligence.
17. Initialism of delivery date.
18. Initialism of dear/darling daughter.
19. (military) Initialism of dishonorable discharge.

Proper noun

DD

1. Abbreviation of Daman and Diu.
2. Abbreviation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
3. (India, broadcasting) Abbreviation of Doordarshan, a state public broadcaster of India.

Adjective

DD

1. Initialism of developmentally disabled.

Alternative forms

• (Internet): DDL

Coordinate terms

• retarded
• slow

 

Coordinate terms

• (decimal degrees): DMS, HMS, gradian, radian, mil

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲiːdʲiː]

Noun

DD(ディーディー) • (dīdī) 

1. (often offensive, idol fandom) Short for 誰でも大好き (daredemo daisuki, “love everyone”).
2. (Internet slang) Short for どっちもどっち (dotchi mo dotchi, “neither is great”).

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• dd
• d.d.

Etymology 1

Short form of Norwegian dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːdeː/, /dɑːɡ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː, -ɑːɡ
• Hyphenation: DD
• Homophones: dd, dag

Noun

DD

1. Alternative spelling of dd

Related terms

• ddmmåå (“ddmmyy”), ddmmåååå (“ddmmyyyy”), DDMMÅÅ (“DDMMYY”), DDMMÅÅÅÅ (“DDMMYYYY”), dd/mm/åå (“dd/mm/yy”), dd/mm/åååå (“dd/mm/yyyy”), DD/MM/ÅÅ (“DD/MM/YY”), DD/MM/ÅÅÅÅ (“DD/MM/YYYY”)

See also

• mm (“mm”), åå (“yy”), åååå (“yyyy”)

Etymology 2

Short form of Norwegian datamangel (“data deficiency”), first part data (“data”) from Latin data, plural of datum (“gift, present”), neuter past participle of dō (“I give, offer”), from Proto-Italic *didō (“give”), from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to be giving”), from *deh₃- (“give”). Last part mangel (“lack, absence, deficiency”) from German Mangel (“lack, deficiency”), from mangeln (“to lack”), from Old High German mangolōn, from Latin mancare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːdeː/, /ˈdɑːtamaŋəl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː, -əl
• Hyphenation: D‧D
• Homophones: dd, datamangel

Noun

DD

1. (Norwegian Red List for Species) Abbreviation of datamangel (“data deficiency”).

Etymology 3

Short form of Norwegian dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːdeː/, /ˈdɔbːəl.dɔbːəl/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː, -əl
• Hyphenation: D‧D
• Homophones: dd, dobbel-dobbel

Noun

DD

1. (basketball) Abbreviation of dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”).

Etymology 4

Short form of Norwegian D-dag and D-dagen ("D-Day"), both from English D-Day, where the D refers to the word dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːdeː/, /ˈdeːdɑːɡ/, /ˈdeːdɑːɡn̩/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː, -ɑːɡ, -ɑːɡn̩
• Hyphenation: D‧D
• Homophones: dd, D-dag, D-dagen

Noun

DD

1. (figuratively) Abbreviation of D-dag (“D-Day”).
2. (historical) Abbreviation of D-dagen (“D-Day”).

Etymology 5

First initials of the name Donald Duck (“Donald Duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːdeː/, /ˈduːnɑl.dʉk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eː, -ʉk
• Hyphenation: D‧D
• Homophones: dd, Donald Duck

Proper noun

DD

1. Initialism of Donald Duck.