double-cross
double-cross · double-crosses
An act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party…An act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party violates a prior agreement or trust with a collaborator.
Meaning
2 sensesAn act or instance of deliberate betrayal or deceit, especially in which one party violates a prior agreement or trust with a collaborator.
Of a breeding, the hybrid product of double-crossing.
Origin
First recorded in 1834 from thieves' slang cross (or on the cross) to refer to something dFirst recorded in 1834 from thieves' slang cross (or on the cross) to refer to something dishonest, a play on straight or square: a crook going back on his partners would therefore be crossing the crossers, or double-crossing.
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Forms
plural: double-crosses| Singular | double-cross |
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