Meanings
plural double bubbles
- countableuncountablemedicineThe presence of two air-filled bubbles in the abdomen, often indicating various pathological conditions.
- countableslanguncountableOvertime paid at twice the normal rate.
I feel you, man. But if you don't want the overtime, I'll work a double-bubble for you. Cool?
2012, Brandon Massey, Voices From The Other Side, page 1761 more example
He had been on leave, but when his supervisor had called him at home and offered him 'double-bubble' overtime to cover a colleague who had gone sick, he had been unable to refuse.
2017, Tim O'Rourke, The Mirror Realm - countableuncountablemathematicsA certain meeting of spherical surfaces, relevant to the double bubble conjecture.
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