[Ads-l] double-tap

[Dave Hause]

The Army usually calls that "dual hatting."
Dave Hause

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jonathan Lighter 
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 6:57 AM 
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
Subject: double-tap 

CNN:

"Administration officials...are considering double-tapping Secretary of
State Mike Pompeyo.  It means he would keep the job as Secretary of State
[but] he would also potentially become National Security Adviser."

But some of us wonder if that's the best word:

2003 Robin Moore _The Hunt for Bin Laden_ (N.Y.: Random House) 163: SOP ...
ensured that anyone who finished shooting his targets would start
"double-tapping" the others, a term for quickly placing two additional
bullets in the chest of your adversary.

Moore's def., adapted to the situation, is too specific.

See Wiki and Urban D for more....Far more.

JL

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