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DZäԲ

or ٴDZäԲ

[ dop-uhl-gang-er; German daw-puhl-geng-er ]

noun

  1. a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.


DZäԲ

/ ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə; ˈdɔpəlˌɡɛŋər /

noun

  1. legend a ghostly duplicate of a living person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of DZäԲ1

First recorded in 1850–55; from German: literally, “double-walker,” from doppel double ( def ) + äԲ “walker” (from Gang “motion, way” + -er -er 1( def ); gang 1( def ) )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of DZäԲ1

from German ٴDZäԲ, literally: double-goer
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As journalist Naomi Klein documented in her book "Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World," the pandemic gave rise to large numbers of people arguing that infectious disease is good because it supposedly culls the weak from the gene pool.

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That includes her turn as starship Capt. Philippa Georgiou and her Mirror Universe doppelganger on “Star Trek: Discovery.”

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As the demands of these two facets of his life become overwhelming, he decides to hire a DZäԲ to take over his professional commitments.

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Councilmember Monica Rodriguez is invited to appear in the live-action version of “The Incredibles” as her animated doppelganger: voluble, brilliant, bespectacled, fashion-forward Edna Mode.

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“I have joked — and it’s not a bad comp — that we’re reaching for Merchant/Ivory doing Hammer Horror,” says Eggers, who staged a version of the Germanic “Dracula” DZäԲ in high school.

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