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Double Take

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Noun

1. double take

a delayed reaction indicating surprise

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Double Take

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noun
(esp in comedy) a delayed reaction by a person to a remark, situation, etc

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Double Take

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a delayed reaction to some remark, situation, etc., in which there is at first unthinking acceptance and then startled surprise or a second glance as the real meaning or actual situation suddenly becomes clear: often used as a comic device in acting

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Double Take

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n.
A delayed reaction to an unusual remark or circumstance after first either failing to notice anything unusual or reacting inappropriately, often performed as a comic device: "'Something's fishy,' Vidhu said again, with such a showboating shake of his head that I did a double take as I realized: he had some kind of inside scoop" (Katherine Russell Rich).

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