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- (informal) ARoman numeral representingthousand (1000).
FromGermanDeutsche Demokratische Republik.
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- (international standards, obsolete)FormerISO 3166-1alpha-2country code forEast Germany from 1974 to 1990.
- Synonym:DDR(alpha-3)
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- (finance)Long-termbondcredit rating byFitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is indefault, with little prospect ofdebtrecovery.
- (clothing)Bracup size.
- (IUCN Red List)Abbreviation ofEnglishdata deficient.
- (medicine)Initialism ofEnglishdevelopmental disability.
DD (countable anduncountable,pluralDDs)
- Initialism ofdesignated driver.
2024 August 6, Gena Kaufman, “33 Rainy-Day Date Ideas That Aren’t Another Movie”, inGlamour[1]:Got a craft brewery, distillery, winery, in your area? See if they have any available tours or tastings that day, or make a day of hopping between them (just have Uber be yourDD).
- Initialism ofdischarged dead: official designation of a sailor killed in combat.
- Initialism ofdirect debit.
- Initialism ofdeficit disorder.
- Initialism ofdoctor ofdivinity.
- (computing)Initialism ofDebiandeveloper.
- (sports)Initialism ofdegree ofdifficulty.
- (US, military, nautical)Abbreviation ofdestroyer, a type of warship.
- (automotive)Initialism ofdaily driver: a vehicle which is used for everyday commuting, unlike aweekend warrior /Sunday Funday vehicle.
- Initialism ofdual diagnosis.
- Initialism ofdemand draft.
- (vulgar, in theplural) Abreast ofcup size DD.
- (Internet)Initialism ofdirectdownload.
- Initialism ofdecimal degrees(“decimalized instead of sexagesimal values forarcdegrees”).
- Abbreviation ofdaddydominDD/LGkink.
2019, Cassandra Dee,Daddy's Pretty Baby: ADD/lg Forbidden Romance:ABOUT THIS BOOK[…] Hey Readers – Warning: This is a sexy, over the top romance with two folks engaged in age play and theDD/lg lifestyle.
- Initialism ofdue diligence.
- Initialism ofdeliverydate.
- Initialism ofdear/darlingdaughter.
- (military)Initialism ofdishonorable discharge.
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- Initialism ofDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: aunion territory ofIndia.
- Initialism ofDaman and Diu: a formerunion territory ofIndia.
- (India, broadcasting)Abbreviation ofDoordarshan, a statepublicbroadcaster ofIndia.
- Initialism ofDunkin' Donuts.
2008 January 27, “Comments: February 4, 2008”, inNew York[2], New York, N.Y.:New York Media,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on30 January 2008:→ “TheDD lattes are great, but the drip is BLECH!” → “They both suck. But coffee ALWAYS tastes better with aDD chocolate glazed doughnut than with a Starbucks ‘scone.’”
2009 July 14, Julia Moskin, “After the Doughnuts, Coffee”, inThe New York Times[3], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on16 July 2009:We’re well aware that many people think Dunkin’ Donuts serves good coffee. Yes, it’s smooth (unlike much cheap coffee), but admit it:DD coffee sorely lacks coffee flavor.
2009 August 7, Farley Katz, “Combination Food”, inThe New Yorker[4], New York, N.Y.:Condé Nast Publications,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on14 September 2014:(Those in the know will tell you that even though Tim Hortons has invaded from the North, replacing a Dunkin’ Donuts, there exists a “secret” menu that allows you to order the good old-fashioned American donuts of yesteryear. Just ask for a Nathan’s footlong “animal-style,” and you’ll get aDD bear claw in a black plastic bag.)
2011 May 11, Rene Lynch, “First stop in Sin City? Dunkin’ Donuts”, inLos Angeles Times[5], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe original on28 October 2025:If we were on the road, I had a large Dunkin’ Donuts coffee in the cupholder. In four days, we racked up sixDD stops.[…] Farewell,DD, until my next trip to Vegas.
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- Initialism ofdevelopmentallydisabled.
DD• (dīdī)
- (often offensive, idolfandom)initialism of誰でも大好き(daredemo daisuki,“love everyone”)
- (Internetslang)initialism ofどっちもどっち(dotchi mo dotchi,“neither is great”)
Short form of Norwegiandag(“day”), fromOld Norsedagr(“day”), fromProto-Germanic*dagaz(“day”), fromProto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-(“to burn, to be illuminated”).
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- alternative spelling ofdd
Short form of Norwegiandatamangel(“data deficiency”), first partdata(“data”) fromLatindata, plural ofdatum(“gift, present”), neuter past participle ofdō(“I give, offer”), fromProto-Italic*didō(“give”), fromProto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti(“to be giving”), from*deh₃-(“give”). Last partmangel(“lack, absence, deficiency”) fromGermanMangel(“lack, deficiency”), frommangeln(“to lack”), fromOld High Germanmangolōn, fromLatinmancare.
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- (Norwegian Red List for Species)abbreviation ofdatamangel(“data deficiency”)
Short form of Norwegiandobbel-dobbel(“double-double”).
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- (basketball)abbreviation ofdobbel-dobbel(“double-double”)
Short form of NorwegianD-dag andD-dagen ("D-Day"), both fromEnglishD-Day, where theD refers to the worddag(“day”), fromOld Norsedagr(“day”), fromProto-Germanic*dagaz(“day”), fromProto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-(“to burn, to be illuminated”).
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- (figuratively)abbreviation ofD-dag(“D-Day”)
- (historical)abbreviation ofD-dagen(“D-Day”)
First initials of the nameDonald Duck(“Donald Duck”).
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- initialism ofDonald Duck
