Dictionary

double-decker en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *-plos Proto-Indo-European *dwiplós Proto-Italic *dwiplos Proto-Italic *duplos Latin duplus Old French dobleder. Middle English double English double English deck Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English double-decker From double + deck + -er.

Meanings

1. A vehicle (usually a bus, coach or train) or aircraft with two floors.
2. A frigate with two decks above the waterline.
3. (figuratively) Any object with two layers or parts stacked on top of each other.
4. (figuratively) Any object with two layers or parts stacked on top of each other. ▸ A sandwich with three slices of bread, whose toppings are on both sides of the middle slice.
5. A headline that is two lines long.
   • Participants were either kothi (feminine acting, usually the receptive sexual partner) or double-decker (either insertive or receptive sexual partner; usually has male and female partners) at screening, and were required to speak English, Tamil (in Chennai), or Hindi (in Mumbai) fluently. 2021 April 14, Steven A Safren et al., “Strengthening resilience to reduce HIV risk in Indian MSM: a multicity, randomised, clinical efficacy trial”, in The Lancet Global Health, volume 9, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, page e448:
   • A double-decker is a term used for someone who functions as both. Double-deckers and Kothis have a high risk of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases according to studies among different MSM sub-groups in the nation. 2016 June 6, “Understanding LGBTQ+: An exhaustive explainer on gender and sexual identities”, in The News Minute:
   • Indian MSM include self-identified gay men (Western acculturated), kothis (men who tend to be the receptive male partner in anal and oral sex and typically have more effeminate mannerisms), panthis (men who tend to be the insertive male partner in anal and oral sex), and double deckers (men who are both receptive and insertive partners). While MSM may self-identify as kothi, the terms panthi and double-decker are generally given by kothis to their male partners based on their sexual roles. 2011 December 14, Beena Thomas et al., “HIV in Indian MSM: Reasons for a concentrated epidemic & strategies for prevention”, in The Indian Journal of Medical Research, volume 134, number 6, →DOI, →ISSN, →PMID, page 921:

Forms

Coordinates

panthi · kothi

Relateds

triple-decker · double-deck · three-decker · single-decker

Synonyms

versatile · vers · switch

Translations (30)

ru двухэта́жный авто́бус (bus with two decks) · bg двуета́жен авто́бус (bus with two decks) · ar حافلة بطابقين (bus with two decks) · ja ダブルデッカー (bus with two decks) · tr çift katlı otobüs (bus with two decks) · fi kaksikerroksinen bussi (bus with two decks) · cmn 雙層公共汽車 /双层公共汽车 (bus with two decks) · yue 雙層巴士 /双层巴士 (bus with two decks) · da dobbeltdækker (bus with two decks) · fr autobus à impériale (bus with two decks) · ja ２階建てバス (bus with two decks) · ja ２階建車両 (bus with two decks) · pl pojazd piętrowy (bus with two decks) · cmn 雙層巴士 /双层巴士 (bus with two decks) · ko 2층 버스 (bus with two decks) · ms bas dua tingkat (bus with two decks) · fr bus à impériale (bus with two decks) · pl piętrus (bus with two decks) · ka ორსართულიანი ავტობუსი (bus with two decks) · mn хоёр давхар автобус (bus with two decks) · ru даблде́кер (bus with two decks) · es autobús de dos pisos (bus with two decks) · ar حافلة ذات طابقين (bus with two decks) · nl dubbeldekker (bus with two decks) · fi kaksikerroksinen junanvaunu (bus with two decks) · pt ônibus de dois andares (bus with two decks) · pt autocarro de dois andares (bus with two decks) · sv dubbeldäckare (bus with two decks) · de Doppeldecker (bus with two decks) · kk қосқабатты автобус (bus with two decks)