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double-dipper

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dou⋅ble-dip

[duhb-uhl-dip] verb, -dipped, -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, esp. 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


double-dipper, noun
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double-dipper

  1. n.
    a person who collects two salaries; a federal employee who collects a federal pension and Social Security. : The double-dippers say they weren't doing anything wrong.
  2. n.
    a person who dips a chip or veggie into a dip or sauce after having taken a bite of the chip or veggie, thus risking the introduction of germs into the dip. : I always watch the
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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