double dog daring
Playground ultimatum level
Double dog daring is a childhood escalation of a dare, raising the stakes and social pressure to comply.
The sequence typically runs dare, double dare, double dog dare, with each step making refusal more shameful.
I double dog dare you to ring the doorbell and run.
The phrase appears almost exclusively among children or in nostalgic reference to childhood games.
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- I dare youGoading provocation phrase
- gauntletProtective armored handwear
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
chicken out · confrontation · truth or dare · challenge · playground · provocation · bluffing · escalation · teasing · one-upmanship · hold my beer · boldness · intensifier · hyperbole · fearlessness · no guts no glory · chutzpah · slang
double dog daringbacking down
Withdrawing from a stance
chickening out · no pressure · de-escalating · wimping out · triple dog dare
double dog daringletting it go
backing off · no hard feelings · take it or leave it · unconditional acceptance
double dog daringcowering
Shrinking in fear
backing off · timidity · meekness · cowardice · submission
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