Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A fictional little fat man who is the twin brother of Tweedle-dum and appears in multiple artistic works, including certain nursery rhymes and Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass.
- n. One of a pair (the other of the pair being Tweedle-dum) of nominally different (often: but practically identical) things.
Etymologies
- The names "Tweedledum" and "Tweedledee" first appeared in print in one of John Byrom's epigrams, which satirised the disagreements between Handel and Bononcini. They were made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum will be together this weekend, blonde and brunette, no doubt wearing tight dresses.”
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“Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee are too busy worrying about the things the kids in high schools worry about this time of year.”
“Perhaps Tweedle-dee is not so Tweedle-dum after all?”
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“The 'Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum' political parties have run out of time because voters have run out of patience.”
“I am the same as you, Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum…….sorry.”
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“They're like babies sittin 'on a woman's knee Tweedle-dee Dum and Tweedle-dee Dee Well, the rain beating down on my windowpane I got love for you and it's all in vain Brains in the pot, they're beginning to boil They're dripping with garlic and olive oil Tweedle-dee Dee - he's on his hands and his knees Saying, "Throw me somethin', Mister, please. ”
“And what is right for Tweedle-dum is wrong for Tweedle-dee," sang Peggy in her sweet contralto voice, Polly following in her bird-like whistle.”
“Tweedle-dee promptly obeyed orders and the next moment was in front of the spiral stairway which led to the gallery.”
“The fun was at its height, Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee had danced with every other goblin, the evening star included, though it must be confessed that Tweedle-dee had been unanimously pronounced the better leader by his partners, and Jack "almost as good as a boy; she was so strong and danced so divinely," though none had as yet guessed the identity of either.”
“Perhaps you are likewise ignorant of the identity of the two people who masqueraded as Tweedle-dee and Jack o 'Lantern?”
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a Doppelgänger story
words you'd find in a Doppelgänger story
mistaken identity, fetch, evil twin, delusion, nephele, dead ringer, sosia, supplant, usurp, svengali, dichotomy, dialectic and 19 more...
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