What is "double dip"

vb. (alt form double-dip English)

Double dip may refer to:

• Chips and dip#Double-dipping, to put a food item (like a vegetable or tortilla chip) into a food dip, take a bite and put it back in
• Double Dip (confectionery), a confectionery produced by Swizzels Matlow

• The practice of selling a media item to a consumer multiple times via a Special edition
• Double-dip recession, a recession shape used by economists
• During the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, the term "double dipping" was used to refer to two Members of Parliament (generally a married couple) who live together, both claiming expenses on the rent/mortgage/expenses of the same home. It also applied where one MP claimed their original home on expenses, and the other claimed their London home on expenses.

• A meteorological term referring to both an "early high" temperature and a "late low" temperature in the same day
• Double dipping, the practice of simultaneously holding multiple elected positions
• Double dipping, another name for circular analysis in statistics
• A lifeline in the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in which a contestant takes two tries at a question. If the contestant's first answer is wrong, he or she must choose from the remaining three answers, but if the second answer is also wrong, the contestant's game is over
• The practice of using both a tanning bed and a sunless tanning method to achieve a very dark tan

Double Dip is a confectionery produced by Swizzels Matlow, where it has been popular in the United Kingdom, Australia and Norway. In 1989 Double Dip hit its peak of popularity when the sherbet based confection became the best selling sweet in Ireland. It consists of a sachet of two sherbet powders ( orange and cherry flavoured), with a lollipop for dipping. The idea for the product came from the company's desire to create a product that was distinct, unique, and interactive.

Since it was released, there has been a new flavour that has been added. The flavour cola started off as a one off in a few packets, and then a special edition, and has since then become a normal sachet in the packets.