double dipped

dou·ble-dip

[duhb-uhl-dip] verb, dou·ble-dipped, dou·ble-dip·ping, adjective
verb (used without object)
1.
Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a double dip.

Origin:
1960–65

dou·ble-dip·per, noun
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