evil twin
A duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious mannerA duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
» Tom has an evil twin brother.
Tom hat einen bösen Zwillingsbruder.
У Тома есть злой брат-близнец.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)A duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
As a ploy to discredit the reformist politician, the opposing party had hired a lookalike to act as his evil twin and be seen in a variety of compromising situations.
A rogue wireless access point installed near a legitimate one for purposes of eavesdropping or phishing.
Examples
4 sentencesTom has an evil twin brother.
ruУ Тома есть злой брат-близнец. — Karok
deTom hat einen bösen Zwillingsbruder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My evil twin disagrees.
Tom is John's evil twin.
Том - лихий близнюк Джона. — deniko
The United States is Canada's evil twin.
deDie USA sind der böse Zwilling Kanadas. — toivo
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From evil and twin.From evil and twin.
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Forms
plural: evil twins| Singular | evil twin |
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