Citations:hither twice

English citations of hither twice

Etymology

A number of linguistic jokes: hear, hear → here, here (hear and here are homophones) → here twice (a back-formation from reduplication) → hither twice (hither (“to here”) conveys the implicit direction of hear, hear ≅ focus your attention toward [the speaker]).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĭʹdhətwīsʹ, IPA^(key): /ˈhɪðəˈtwaɪs/

Interjection

hither twice!

1. (humorous) Indeed! Absolutely! Hear, hear!
   • 2006 September 10th, David Firth, Pulch: The Good Times, 1:47–1:50

     Terry: A spot of Cointreau should galvanise the occasion.

     Derek: Hither twice!