double negative

== English == === Noun === double negative (plural double negatives) (rhetoric, usually derogatory) A phrase including two negative words (no, not, never, etc.) especially when used as intensifiers in informal English. 2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4: Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... Nuh-nuh-doin'-duh... We don't need no education...Yes, you do. You've just used a double negative. ==== Translations ==== === See also === litotes negative concord contranym