"Double, Double" Title

A double Double Double.

"'Demons, Demons, Demons'. Wow. They put a lot of thought into that title."

— Cordelia Chase, Angel ("The Ring")

A title that just consists of saying the same word twice.

It's one way to title your story. It could sometimes be laziness, or perhaps two words together in a single title makes it sound more mysterious. It could also mean there are two of that specific word in the story, which could be plot-significant. It may also bring a well-known phrase to mind (eg. "Win-win" or "Liar, liar, pants on fire"). In more fantastic works, it could also have some spell-like connotations (eg. "Double double, toil and trouble", "Mirror, mirror, on the wall").

Note that this trope allows for more than one repetition, e.g. "Triple, Triple, Triple" titles. Titles with multiple repeated words, like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, also count. However, every word must be repeated, so Doki Doki Panic doesn't count.

Compare Repetitive Name. Also, these kinds of titles are Alliterative Titles by default. Has nothing to do with getting double-digit stats in multiple stat categories in a basketball game.

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Examples:

Anime & Manga

• 86 EIGHTY-SIX
• Candy♡Candy
• ChiChi ChiChi
• Daa! Daa! Daa! (English title: UFO Baby)
• Flower Flower
• Gacha Gacha
• Girlfriend, Girlfriend
• Honey Honey
• Hunter × Hunter (pronounced "Hunter Hunter")
• Killer Killer
• Lady Lady
• Lucu Lucu
• Maka-Maka
• Ojarumaru: Series 8 episode 3 is called "Penguin, Penguin".
• Princess Princess
• The Saga of Tanya the Evil: The first ending theme, Los! Los! Los!, German for "Go! Go! Go!".
• Smile PreCure!: The first ending theme, "Yay! Yay! Yay!".
• Swap<->Swap: It's named for the body swap mechanic of the story.
• The end credits song for Tamagotchi! Miracle Friends is called "Itsuka Itsuka", which means "Someday, Someday" in English.

Asian Animation

• Boonie Bears: "Honey, Honey", the fourth episode of Season 2.
• Koongya Koongya
• Motu Patlu has episodes titled "Khazana Khazana" and "Kabaddi Kabaddi".
• One season of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is titled Happy, Happy, Bang, Bang!.
• Pororo the Little Penguin: "Smile, Smile, Smile!"
• The Simple Samosa episode "Makkhi Makkhi!" (translates to "Fly, Fly").

Comic Books

• Gorilla Gorilla
• Empowered: From Volume 2, the story, Wahh, Wahh, Wahh.

Eastern Animation

• Film, Film, Film
• Qumi-Qumi
• Tup Tup
• Words, Words, Words...

Fan Works

• Adjacency: The third chapter, "Mirror, Mirror".
• The Danganronpa fan fic "Bang Bang".
• The Doki Doki! PreCure Hentai Doujinshi "Jealousy Jealousy".
• The pornographic Futari wa Pretty Cure doujinshi "Cure Cure".
• The adult K-On! manga "Sweet Sweet".
• The very NSFW Love Live! doujinshi "Love Love".
• The heavily NSFW Suite Pretty Cure ♪ manga "Suite Suite".
• The My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic fan fic "Bon Bon Bon Bon Bon Bon".
• The 11th chapter of Heart of the Inferno is titled "Go North, Go North".
• The Twinkling in the Dark chapter "Fever Fever".

Film — Live-Action

• 12/12/12
• 13/13/13
• Fifty Fifty:
  • Fifty Fifty (1992)
  • 50/50 (2011)
• Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens is a threefer, with "ratu" equivalent to "queen" in Indonesian. The quartet of women refer to themselves as the "queens of Queens".
• America America
• Baby, Baby, Baby
• Bandit: Bandit Bandit
• Bodies Bodies Bodies
• Breaker! Breaker!
• Buddy Buddy
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Chupke Chupke
• Corrina, Corrina
• Durian Durian
• Europa Europa
• Everything, Everything
• Glory Glory
• The Spanish movie Jamon Jamon (meaning "Ham, Ham").
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• Knock Knock (2015)
• Liar Liar
• Mirror Mirror (1990)
• Mirror Mirror (2012)
• New York, New York
• Night After Night After Night
• Open! Open!, a Taiwanese film starring Open, the mascot of 7-Eleven in Taiwan.
• Runner Runner
• The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
• Moulin Rouge!: The Show Within a Show "Spectacular Spectacular".
• Tora! Tora! Tora!
• The 1973 split-screen horror film Wicked, Wicked.
• Win Win
• Yi Yi
• Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!

Food & Drink

• Yan Yan, biscuit sticks and creme dip.
• Double Double, a coffee drink with two shots of cream and two packs of sugar from the Canadian chain Tim Hortons.

Literature

• Absalom, Absalom!
• The 1970 short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson, which inspired The Box.
• Discworld: Guards! Guards!
• Double, Double
• The Dresden Files: One of the future books in the series is planned to be titled Mirror, Mirror.
• "Ballad of the Moon, Moon" in Gypsy Ballads by Federico García Lorca.
• The autobiography Happy, Happy, Happy.
• Hush, Hush
• The chapter "Tiger, Tiger!" from The Jungle Book.
• The Lizzie Mcguire Junior Novelization "Mirror, Mirror".
• Llama Llama
• Mirror Mirror (1996 novel by Hillary Bell)
• Mirror, Mirror (2003) (novel by Gregory Maguire). Named that way since it's a revisionist take on the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Monster, Monster
• October, October
• Shine Shine Shine
• The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester was also published under the title Tiger, Tiger!
• Will Grayson, Will Grayson
• Xanth: The fifth book is titled "Ogre, Ogre".

Live-Action TV

• Animals, Animals, Animals
• One episode of 227 is titled "Author, Author".
• 'Allo 'Allo!
• Amazing Stories: "Mirror, Mirror".
• Angel: Discussed when a book called "Demons, Demons, Demons" is encountered.
• Baby Baby
• Desperate Housewives: "Mirror, Mirror".
• Doctor Doctor
• Doctor Who: "Knock Knock"
• The Doodlebops has an episode titled "Tap Tap Tap".
• Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
• House: "Mirror Mirror".
• Inai Inai Baa! has a song called "Penguin Penguin".
• Marvin Marvin
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: As a satire of soap opera, the show's title was explained to be because soapy dialogue is always repeated.
• Mirror, Mirror (1995)
• Mirror, Mirror II
• Mirror, Mirror (TV program featuring Donna Douglas)
• Mirror Mirror (Greek television comedy starring Thanasis Veggos)
• Padam Padam
• Sister, Sister
• Soldier Soldier
• Star Trek: The Original Series: "Mirror, Mirror".
• The Twilight Zone (1985): "Button, Button".
• Twinkle Twinkle

Music

• "Mirror Mirror" by Four Minute.
• "Mirror Mirror", by LL Cool J from 10.
• Mirror Mirror (10cc album)
• "Baby Baby," by Amy Grant.
• Some ABBA songs have repetitive titles:
  • "Andante, Andante"
  • "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (A Man After Midnight)"
  • "Honey Honey"
  • "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
  • "Money, Money, Money"
  • "On and On and On"
  • "Ring Ring" (also used as an album title)
• The One-Hit Wonder song "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies.
• "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Dance, Dance, Dance" by The Beach Boys
• The Beatles:
  • "Good Morning, Good Morning," from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. May also double as a Broken Record.
  • There's also "She Said She Said", from Revolver.
• "Mirror Mirror" by Blind Guardian.
• Bob Dylan's song "Corinna, Corinna".
• "Mirror Mirror", by Candlemass from their 1988 album Ancient Dreams.
• Christmas Christmas by Cheap Trick
• "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", the first Top 10 solo hit for Cher, also recorded by Nancy Sinatra.
• "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie
• "Mirror, Mirror" by Diamond Rio
• "Mirror Mirror" by Diana Ross
• "Mirror Mirror" by Dollar song (also known as "Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)")
• Mirror Mirror by Dardanelles, their debut album
• Duran Duran has two albums called "Duran Duran" (1981 and 1993).
• Elvis Costello has the song "Radio, Radio", (off This Year's Model).
• Evelyn Evelyn:
  • Their eponymous album and song.
  • A song called "Elephant Elephant".
• Everything Everything, have songs titled "Suffragette Suffragette" and "Cough Cough".
• Fall Out Boy's "Dance Dance".
• Falco's "Macho Macho".
• Mirror, Mirror (EP), an EP by Farewell, My Love
• Frank Sinatra's song "New York, New York".
• The Fugs' "Morning, Morning".
• Gary Glitter's "Shout Shout Shout"
• Mirror Mirror (Ghinzu album)
• "Everything Everything" by Good Kid.
• "Mirror Mirror" by Helloween
• "Mirror, Mirror (Look into My Eyes)", by Def Leppard from High 'n' Dry
• "Doctor Doctor" by Iron Maiden
• "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj
• "Mirror Mirror", by the Kamelot from Karma
• Mirror Mirror (Kelly Price album)
• "Mirror Mirror", by King Diamond from the 2007 album Give Me Your Soul...Please
• "Mirror Mirror" (M 2 M song), later covered by American pop singer Taylor Horn in 2006
• "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba.
• Mirror, Mirror (soundtrack) (1990), soundtrack for the above film Mirror, Mirror
• "Mirror Mirror (I See a Damsel)", by Violent Femmes from New Times
• "Alien alien" by NayutalieN
• "Mirror Mirror", by Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
• "Hush Hush" by the Pussycat Dolls
• "Little Little" by Red Velvet.
• "jealousy, jealousy" by Olivia Rodrigo
• C'mon, C'mon by Sheryl Crow
• Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight".
• "Mirror Mirror" by Solid Base song
• "Doctor Doctor" by the Thompson Twins
• "Cheeba Cheeba" by Tone Lōc
• Mirror Mirror (EP), by Twiztid
• "Doctor Doctor" by UFO
• Talk Talk has a song called "Talk Talk".
• "Darkness, Darkness" by The Youngbloods
• "Dance Dance" by Great Big Sea.
• The Beatcats song "Zap Zap".
• The song "Over & Over" from Fleetwood Mac's Tusk.
• Joss Stone: "Baby Baby Baby".
• TLC: "Baby-Baby-Baby".
• Engelbert Humperdinck's "Quando, Quando, Quando".
• Tommy James and the Shondells' "Mony Mony".
• Mötley Crüe's "Girls, Girls, Girls".
• Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Chewy Chewy".
• Benny Goodman's "Sing, Sing, Sing".
• The Cashmeres' "Yes, Yes, Yes!"
• Georgie Fame's "Yeh Yeh".
• Christmas classic "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"

Radio

• Our Miss Brooks: "Arguments, Arguments", first aired May 29, 1949. On October 3, 1952 an adapted version of the episode began Our Miss Brooks television run under the title "Trying to Pick a Fight".

Theatre

• Blue, blue, blue, from Let Em Eat Cake.
• Boeing Boeing. Made into a movie in 1965.
• I Do! I Do!
• Mary Mary
• "Tommy, Tommy", a song from the musical Tenderloin.
• Promises, Promises, a musical adaptation of The Apartment.
• "Liza, Liza", from Lady in the Dark.

Video Games

• Capcom's arcade block-breaker Block Block.
• Crush Crush
  • Blush Blush
• Some songs from DanceDanceRevolution:
  • "Dance, Dance" by Fall Out Boy
  • "I DO I DO I DO" by CREAMY
  • "Jump! Jump! Jump!" from Mario Mix
  • "Kiss Kiss" by Hanna
  • "KISS KISS KISS" by NAOKI feat. SHANTI
  • "LOVE LOVE LOVE" by Dreams Come True
  • "more more more" by capsule
  • "My My My" by Armand Van Helden
  • "NA-NA" by BUS STOP
  • "NORI NORI NORI" by JUDY CRYSTAL
  • "rainbow rainbow" by Ryu☆
  • "Ring! Ring! Ring!" by Dreams Come True
  • "WOOKIE WOOKIE" by MACHOMAN
• drowning, drowning
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2: One certain Custom Night is called "Foxy Foxy".
• Hello? Hell...o?
• The Jackbox Party Pack 8 has a game called "Job Job".
• Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil: Tat's Leitmotif, "Run! Run! Run!", has the triple variety.
• Knock-Knock
• Lose/Lose: A game that deletes your files as you play.
• Maka Maka
• Persona 3 has a song titled "Deep Breath, Deep Breath".
• Puyo Puyo
• Remember, Remember
• Shark! Shark! for the Intellivision.
• Sister Sister Sister
• A Very Long Rope to the Top of the Sky: The song "Farewell, Farewell".
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has the Game Within a Game Tiger! Tiger!.

Visual Novels

• Girls! Girls! Girls!? - An Otokonoko Visual Novel
• Green Green
• Liar Liar
• The R*pe! R*pe! R*pe! series and its sequels Play! Play! Play!
• Seiyuu Danshi: A movie that Haato can watch at the cinema to increase his affection level is a cartoon called "Bunny Bunny".
• The SHUFFLE! spinoff, Really? Really!.
• Sister, Sister, Sister

Web Animation

• The Barbie Happy Family Show: "BABY BABY!".
• The Bedfellows: "Keys Keys Keys".
• Camp Camp
• The Most Popular Girls in School:
  • "Taco Taco".
  • "Wanna See Some Pictures?"'s original title was "Boobs Boobs Boobs".

Web Comics

• Promises Promises

Web Videos

• Mitten Squad: "Outlast: Part 3 | Decisions, Decisions"
• Sins Sins, a YouTube channel that criticizes criticism, was named this as it applied CinemaSins format to CinemaSins= itself, but it has since changed its name to Jay Exci.
• The Door Monster sketch that first introduces the character of the Extortionist Hobo is titled "Entendre, Entendre"

Western Animation

• Archie's Weird Mysteries: "Me! Me! Me!"
• The Arthur episode "Never, Never, Never".
• "Tyger, Tyger", an episode of Batman: The Animated Series.
• The Brothers Flub has an episode called "Pizza, Pizza".
• The God Rocks! song "Faith, Faith, Faith" has the triple variety.
• Three episodes of Jelly Jamm are titled like this: "Promises, Promises", "Questions, Questions", and "Repetition, Repetition".
• Jimmy Two-Shoes is known as Jimmy Jimmy in select regions.
• Johnny Test has an episode titled "Johnny Johnny".
• Les Sisters had an episode called "Telle Soeur, Telle Soeur".
• Let's Go Luna!: The episode "Story Story".
• Little Robots: "Scary, Scary".
• The Mr. Men Show: "Dance, Dance, Dance".
• My Friends Tigger & Pooh has "Piglet's Piglet's Echo Echo."
• The 2003 Canadian Christmas special Noël Noël.
• Pablo:
  • "Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!"
  • "Buzz, Buzz, Buzz"
  • "Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!"
• The Pocoyo episode "Umbrella Umbrella".
• The Raccoons: "Promises Promises!".
• Ready Jet Go!: "Galileo, Galileo!".
• Robin Robin
• Thomas & Friends: The British name of Season 3 story "Buzz, Buzz" (it's called "James Goes Buzz Buzz" in the American localization, averting the trope).
• Zip Zip

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