Doppelbanger

//ˈdɑpːəl.bɛŋɚ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A romantic and/or sexual partner who strongly resembles oneself. humorous, slang

    "Even with therapy, he never failed to go weak in the knees for his doppelbangers. One time he got so weak in the knees for a female version of himself that he tore both of his meniscuses."

Example

More examples

"Even with therapy, he never failed to go weak in the knees for his doppelbangers. One time he got so weak in the knees for a female version of himself that he tore both of his meniscuses."

Etymology

Blend of doppelganger + bang.

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