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back to back
adverb
1.
(of two similar events) following one immediately after the other; in unbroken sequence; consecutively: After losing all day, he picked winners back to back in the last two races.
adjective Also, back-to-back.
2.
adjacent or contiguous but oppositely oriented; having the backs close together or adjoining: The seats in the day coach are back to back.
3.
Stud Poker. (of a pair) consisting of the hole card and the first upcard: He had aces back to back.
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Back-to-back
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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World English Dictionary
| back-to-back | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | facing in opposite directions, often with the backs touching |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) (of urban houses) built so that their backs are joined or separated only by a narrow alley |
| 3. | informal consecutive |
| 4. | commerce |
| a. denoting a credit arrangement in which a finance house acts as an intermediary to conceal the identity of the seller from the buyer | |
| b. denoting a loan from one company to another in a different country using a finance house to provide the loan but not the funding | |
| —n | |
| 5. | a house or terrace built in back-to-back style |
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