the double O
English edit
Etymology edit
By visual analogy with a pair of eyes or spectacles.
Noun edit
the double O (plural not attested)
- (obsolete, US, slang) A thorough look or inspection.
- 1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post[1]:
- So then I and Bishop knocked the street-car service and President Wilson and give each other the double O.