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double-cross

double-cross

See also: doublecross

English

Verb

double-cross ‎(third-person singular simple present double-crosses, present participle double-crossing, simple past and past participle double-crossed)

  1. To betray or go back on

References

Etymology

First recorded in 1834 from thieves' slang cross (or on the cross) to refer to something dishonest, a play on straight/square, and therefore a crook going back on his partners would be crossing the crossers, or double-crossing.

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