quadruple-barreled

English translation: name with four parts

02:07 Feb 23, 2009
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
English term or phrase: quadruple-barreled
with a quadruple-barreled name
Shirley Fan
Local time: 21:01
Selected answer:name with four parts
Explanation:
such as Smith-Johnson-Kaiser-Batty
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 14:01
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4 +2name with four parts
Mark Nathan


  

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name with four parts


Explanation:
such as Smith-Johnson-Kaiser-Batty

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: Originally applied to names with two parts by analogy with a double-barreled shotgun.
5 hrs
  -> Morning Jack

agree  Phong Le
6 hrs
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