double negative

noun

noun

Derogatory, Rhetoric, Usually A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English.

Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... We don't need no education... Yes, you do. You've just used a double negative.2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4

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