DD
Translingual
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Number
DD
- (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
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for East Germany from 1974 to 1990.
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
- (finance) Long-term bond credit rating by Fitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is in default, with little prospect of debt recovery.
- (clothing) Bra cup size.
- (IUCN Red List) abbreviation of en:data deficient
- (medicine) Initialism of developmental disability.
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdiː ˈdiː/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
DD (countable and uncountable, plural DDs)
- Initialism of designated driver.
- Initialism of discharged dead: official designation of a sailor killed in combat.
- Initialism of direct debit.
- Initialism of deficit disorder.
- Initialism of doctor of divinity.
- (computing) Initialism of Debian developer.
- (sports) Initialism of degree of difficulty.
- (US, military, nautical) Abbreviation of destroyer, a type of warship.
- (automotive) Initialism of daily driver: a vehicle which is used for everyday commuting, unlike a weekend warrior / Sunday Funday vehicle.
- Initialism of dual diagnosis.
- Initialism of demand draft.
- (vulgar, in the plural) A breast of cup size DD.
- (Internet) Initialism of direct download.
- Initialism of decimal degrees (“decimalized instead of sexagesimal values for arcdegrees”).
- 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.
- Initialism of due diligence.
- Initialism of delivery date.
- Initialism of dear/darling daughter.
- (military) Initialism of dishonorable discharge.
Proper noun
DD
- Initialism of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: a union territory of India.
- Initialism of Daman and Diu: a former union territory of India.
- (India, broadcasting) Abbreviation of Doordarshan, a state public broadcaster of India.
Adjective
DD
- Initialism of developmentally disabled.
Alternative forms
- (Internet): DDL
Coordinate terms
Coordinate terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʲiːdʲiː]
Noun
DD • (dīdī)
- (often offensive, idol fandom) initialism of 誰でも大好き (daredemo daisuki, “love everyone”)
- (Internet slang) initialism of どっちもどっち (dotchi mo dotchi, “neither is great”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
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: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ɑːɡ
- Hyphenation: DD
- Homophones: dd, dag
Noun
DD
- 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
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: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -əl
- Hyphenation: D‧D
- Homophones: dd, datamangel
Noun
DD
- (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: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -əl
- Hyphenation: D‧D
- Homophones: dd, dobbel-dobbel
Noun
DD
- (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: (file) Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ɑːɡ, -ɑːɡn̩
- Hyphenation: D‧D
- Homophones: dd, D-dag, D-dagen
Noun
DD
Etymology 5
First initials of the name Donald Duck (“Donald Duck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːdeː/, /ˈduːnɑl.dʉk/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eː, -ʉk
- Hyphenation: D‧D
- Homophones: dd, Donald Duck
Proper noun
DD
- initialism of Donald Duck