Meanings
nounthe double O (plural not attested)
alternative the double o · alternative the double-O · alternative the double-o
- USno pluralobsoleteslangA thorough look or inspection.
So then I and Bishop knocked the street-car service and President Wilson and give each other the double O.
1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post
Origin
By visual analogy with a pair of eyes or spectacles.
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