firdobbel-dobbel

A calque of English quadruple double, an international basketball term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːɖɔbːəl.dɔbːəl/, /ˈfiːʁdɔbːəl.dɔbːəl/

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• Rhymes: -əl
• Hyphenation: fir‧dob‧bel‧dob‧bel

firdobbel-dobbel m (definite singular firdobbel-dobbelen, indefinite plural firdobbel-dobbeler, definite plural firdobbel-dobbelene)

1. (basketball) quadruple double (the achievement of a two-digit number of any four of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.)

   Generelt er firdobbel-dobbeler svært uvanlige.

   In general, quadruple doubles are very unusual.

• dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”), DD (“DD”)
• trippel-dobbel (“triple double”), TD (“TD”)
• femdobbel-dobbel (“quintuple double”)
• fem-av-fem (“five by five”)