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Definition of Tweedledum and tweedledee
1. Noun. Any two people who are hard to tell apart.
Definition of Tweedledum and tweedledee
1. Noun. (pejorative idiomatic) Two persons or organizations deemed indistinguishable in some way. ¹
2. Noun. (pejorative idiomatic) A pair of people who spend a lot of time together, and look and act similarly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tweedledum And Tweedledee
Literary usage of Tweedledum and tweedledee
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through the Looking-glass by Lewis Carroll (2007)
"tweedledum and tweedledee. THEY \vere standing under a tree, each with an arm
round the other's neck, and Alice knew which was which in a moment, ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1814)
"... such a difference should bef 'Twixt tweedledum and tweedledee ! ART. ...
tweedledum and tweedledee."
3. The Old Régime: Court, Salons and Theatres by Elliot Jackson, Catherine Charlotte Jackson (1896)
"Tweedledum and Tweedledee. — A Question of State. — The Grand' Chambre Banished.
— " Dieu Protege la France." — Birth of the Due de Berri. ..."
4. Paul the Pope, and Paul the Friar: A Story of and Interdict by Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1861)
"Tweedledum and Tweedledee.—Conditions of reconciliation are completed. THE diplomatic
Cardinal presented himself before the anxiously expectant members of ..."
5. Both Sides of the Curtain by Genevieve Ward, Richard Whiteing (1918)
"... tweedledum and tweedledee WHEN I was about fifteen, Madame Sontag heard me
sing, and she used to tell my mother to bring me to the theatre to see her. ..."
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