Meanings
dd1
DD2
plural DDs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of designated driver.
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).
2024 August 6, Gena Kaufman, “33 Rainy-Day Date Ideas That Aren’t Another Movie”, in Glamour - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of discharged dead: official designation of a sailor killed in combat.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of direct debit.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of deficit disorder.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Doctor of Divinity.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of Debian developer.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of degree of difficulty.
- USabbreviationcountableuncountablegovernmentAbbreviation of destroyer, a type of warship.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableautomotiveInitialism of daily driver: a vehicle which is used for everyday commuting, unlike a weekend warrior / Sunday Funday vehicle.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of dual diagnosis.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of demand draft.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of decimal degrees (“decimalized instead of sexagesimal values for arcdegrees”).
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of due diligence.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of dishonorable discharge.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: a union territory of India.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Daman and Diu: a former union territory of India.
- IndiaabbreviationbroadcastingAbbreviation of Doordarshan, a state public broadcaster of India.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Dunkin' Donuts.
If we were on the road, I had a large Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in the cupholder. In four days, we racked up six DD stops. […] Farewell, DD, until my next trip to Vegas.
2011 May 11, Rene Lynch, “First stop in Sin City? Dunkin’ Donuts”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Oct 20253 more examples
→ “The DD lattes are great, but the drip is BLECH!” → “They both suck. But coffee ALWAYS tastes better with a DD chocolate glazed doughnut than with a Starbucks ‘scone.’”
2008 January 27, “Comments: February 4, 2008”, in New York, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Jan 2008We’re well aware that many people think Dunkin’ Donuts serves good coffee. Yes, it’s smooth (unlike much cheap coffee), but admit it: DD coffee sorely lacks coffee flavor.
2009 July 14, Julia Moskin, “After the Doughnuts, Coffee”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2009(Those in the know will tell you that even though Tim Hortons has invaded from the North, replacing a Dunkin’ Donuts, there exists a “secret” menu that allows you to order the good old-fashioned American donuts of yesteryear. Just ask for a Nathan’s footlong “animal-style,” and you’ll get a DD bear claw in a black plastic bag.)
2009 August 7, Farley Katz, “Combination Food”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2014 - abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Daredevil, a Marvel superhero.
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dd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dd
“dd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dd. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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