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Noun
en-noun|sg=evil twin
- idiom A duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.
#:As a ploy to discredit the reformist politician, the opposing party had hired a lookalike to act as his evil twin and be seen in a variety of compromising situations.
#*2003: Peter Halstead, Sea Sun 1
#*:...we see the flip side, the evil twin, the dark side of addition. Human nature contains both a thing and its opposite in varying degrees of tension, and so for every plus there is a minus.
#*2004: Bob Sullivan, Your Evil Twin: Behind the Identity Theft Epidemic 2
#*:...[he]..lived his life under [another man's name], becoming his evil twin: Staas bought and sold homes, opened bank accounts, obtained credit, married twice, and was arrested at least three times.
Synonyms
(duplicate of contrary or nefarious intent): alter ego, changeling, doppelganger
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