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As a native English speaker I don't recall ever hearing the phrase. So I have no idea what it's supposed to mean. However when I was at training college the term "double" meant to jog rather than walk somewhere. So you could be told to "double down to the boathouse".
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Probably from the Military - Running is double time (i.e. step rate), compared to marching, so this is why you do something at the double - i.e. quickly
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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College was run on Naval discipline.
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I think you might be looking for native American speakers rather than native English speakers  Here in the UK we 'double up' when it's a betting reference or simple 'double' our efforts when referring to persevering at a task. I've never heard the expression 'double down' over here.
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You say double-up, I say double down, double-up, double-down, let's call the whole thing off.
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Did XYZ reaffirm the original allegation, and then take it one step further by adding new allegations?
"Double down" from the black jack card game is an opportunity to split a single hand (initial allegation) into 2 hands (more allegations).
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BINGO! You're 100% correct (not the game.)
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Per example when Trump says that global warming is a hoax, people respond with outrage and tell him he let them down.
When the next day he responds to that that the global warming is a hoax perpetrated by the chinese in order to harm the american coal industry, he let everybody double down and made himself look twice as stupid, hence the double down.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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It usually means that someone has taken a position or made a statement. When they are challenged on their position or statement instead of 'backing down', they 'double down' on the original position or statement by committing to it more strongly than before.
Example:
Mr. Ahmadinejad expressed doubt that the Holocaust ever happened. When confronted by the press about this statement, instead of back-tracking he 'doubled down' on his original statement by saying that he was quite certain there had been no significant persecution of Jews in Europe ever.
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Risk for opportunity.
Or just simply, "Risk"
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to me, "double down" means doubling a bet in a poker game. Or, it can be used as a slang term to mean that a person is talking about increasing their determination in regards to something they are doing, or intend to do. For instance, if a person knew they were getting close to drunk, but did not want to be, and they had friends offering to buy them drinks, then they would say no, and a supporting friend might say "He's doubling down guys, forget it."
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When used in a non-gambling/card game context, when someone "doubles down" it means they are remaining firm in their position (such as in a debate or in an inquiry) *despite* there being evidence contrary to their position.
i.e. "Instead of apologizing for his mistake, Bob decided to double-down on his previous statement."
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I didn't see what you were looking for..
The technical definition does come from BlackJack. If you are comfortable that you can win on the next card draw, you can call for a double down. This means you are doubling your bet amount, and you draw *exactly* 1 more card.
In slang terms, when you are doubling down, you are "gambling"/asserting that your position is correct, and that you are comfortable with any possible risk.
David F.
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I come to work, look into the lounge and see that I see nothing. The youngest post far and wide is more than ten hours old. Looks like I can once again put my feet on the table and have breakfast. But please stop snoring. That's what a platoon of lumberjacks from Canada must sound like.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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CDP1802 wrote: he youngest post far and wide is more than ten hours old
What, other than the responses in the thread below this?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Details, but I think I hear some snoring coming from them as well
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
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That's just the noise I make while checking the insides of my eyelids.
Sin tack
the any key okay
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So I've been on a bit of a sabbatical. For two years - my doesn't time fly. Had some important stuff to do... major works on the old house (RSJ major), cities in Europe that still needed visiting, some language skills that needed some serious brushing up on (okay ...my Greek is still ...er ... not good(!), but my French has improved greatly, my German is back up where it should be and a local Italian restaurant owner dines out on the story of what I shouted at a driver in Rome). Importantly I can order some decent wine in Portuguese. And Google Translate on the phone. Job done. Don't forget the CodeProject activity. Important stuff. Oh, and gardening.
But something has been missing... real work I guess. Didn't think I would miss it but I do. Strictly speaking I'm a "contractor" (as opposed to a "permie-burger" for anyone that remembers those days), but the gloss has worn off that game. I want to be around when the s**t hits the fan, I want that responsibility again. This is going to sound like an advert, but I want to be stretched and challenged daily again.
So today I did it. I applied for a job. A permie-burger job.
Now I'm cr*****g myself. I've realised that the last time *I* actually *asked* someone to employ me was over 17 years ago. And to be honest I drove the last few interviews more like the business meetings they really were.
Guess the upshot is that I'm not that confident of getting the role (don't get me wrong, I'm very confident of being able to *do* it), but I just never really appreciated what a PITA the whole recruitment process is ... for both sides. I'm exhausted and all I've done is update my CV and write a 500 word essay!
Guess I'll find out how much of a PITA it really is in a couple of weeks. Or not 
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Do you do COBOL?
I hear that is getting popular again (with desperate banks and other large institutions that still use it and are finding their old programmers they laid off because they were too old have now died and cannot therefore be contracted back to fix things, oops)!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Unfortunately no, because you are right about the large institutions panicking!
However, for my sins, I can still hold my own in VB6 (there, I said it), which is still in use across similar institutions. VBA is still really popular too. So in theory there are loads of contract opportunities out there for us dinosaurs 
Just as well I do have some "modern" skills too, eh?
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Haven't been in the game for 2 years!
Means employers will consider you have lost touch:
'the IT world is changing so fast your skills are out of date/irrelevant/superseded ... why? ... have you been studying? do you know what Windows 10 is? know how to program a phone?"
The killer: "willing to work under a boss [way] younger than yourself?" - even if you yell "yes" they only hear "no."
Welcome back grandpa! (Don't feel bad, in IT that's anyone over 23.)
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Quote: 'the IT world is changing so fast your skills are out of date/irrelevant/superseded
In Financial Services and other large corporation style areas the exact opposite is true!
Quote: ve you been studying
Actually yes
Quote: you know what Windows 10 is?
Er, I've only been on sabbatical for 2 years! And as they say on the radio after inadvertent product placement ... "Other platforms are available"
Quote: know how to program a phone
Why would I want to?
Quote: willing to work under a boss [way] younger than yourself?"
Wouldn't be the first time and won't necessarily be the case this time
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Agree with the answers, point is interviewers ask these questions and hear the exact opposite to whatever you say, mostly they wonder how somebody odenough to grow proper facial hair will fit into a department that smells more of zit cream than coffee.
It's not impossible, it's just an extra challenge that comes along with being properly grown up.
Sin tack
the any key okay
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You're applying for the wrong jobs! Certainly in a different industry to the one I'm interested in.
Enterprise class / corporate business interviews rarely go down that route - I've done my fair share of interviewing but I've also seen plenty of new staff join teams I've worked on or alongside. Experience counts.
Same appears to be true of the more technical industries - by technical I mean "real science" not IT
I have to say, if someone interviewing me was as distracted as you seem to have experienced then I would get up and walk out. I have zero interest in having people like that benefit from my knowledge and experience (and yes, I have walked out on interviews in the past, albeit politely ... "Thank you for your time but I think we need to draw a line under this interview now")
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I was once in an extended interview with a well known helicopter company (that will remain unnamed) when I realised that they were picking my brains more than testing my knowledge. The nearly all-day interview turned out to be more of a consulting session, "How did you get around this problem at your current job?" style of thing. I was too polite to walk out early and I wanted to get my travel expenses as they were paying for this, so I started with the "I'm sorry that is company confidential..." or, better still, "I'm sorry, that is classified information...", and that finally made them give up. They did offer me a position but weren't paying any more than the paltry amount I was already earning and they went down the tubes shortly after that so I didn't feel I'd missed out on anything.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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