noun General Slang

double

DUB-ul · noun · kitchen

Lunch and dinner back-to-back, one body, no break.

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Definitions

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A 12–16 hour stretch where you open for lunch, ride the lull, then go straight into dinner service. Standard survival mode in restaurants — picked up for the money, regretted by hour 10.

“I'm on a double Saturday so don't even text me until Sunday.”
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A club's achievement of lifting two significant trophies (classically the league and main cup) in the same campaign.

“They completed the double with a cup final win.”
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double In A Sentence

I'm on a double Saturday so don't even text me until Sunday.

Origin & Usage

British football tradition of the league-and-cup 'Double'.

Variants double shift
Tags #kitchen#foh#restaurant#shift

People Also Ask

What is the double in football?

It is winning two major trophies in a single season, classically the league title and the main domestic cup.

What counts as the classic English double?

Traditionally it means winning the top-flight league championship and the FA Cup in the same campaign.

Is the double hard to achieve?

Yes, it requires sustained success across a long league season and a knockout cup run, so relatively few clubs manage it.

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