Dutch

[ duhch ]
/ dʌtʃ /

adjective

noun

Idioms for Dutch

    go Dutch, Sometimes Offensive. to have each person pay his or her own expenses: a dinner where everyone goes Dutch. Also go dutch.
    in Dutch, Sometimes Offensive. in trouble or disfavor (with someone): in Dutch with the teacher for disturbing the class.

Origin of Dutch

1350–1400; Middle English Duch < Middle Dutch duutsch Dutch, German(ic); cognate with Old High German diutisc popular (language) (as opposed to learned Latin), translation of Latin ( lingua) vulgāris popular (language)

usage note for Dutch

The idioms go Dutch (related to Dutch treat ) and in Dutch (which uses Dutch to mean “trouble”) are both sometimes perceived as insulting to or by the Dutch. In addition, the adjective Dutch is found in a few other set phrases ( Dutch courage, Dutch gold, and Dutch uncle ) in which it implies that something Dutch is not authentic. Although insulting a particular person or nationality may be unintentional, it is best to be aware that use of these terms is sometimes perceived as offensive to or by the Dutch.

OTHER WORDS FROM Dutch

pre-Dutch, adjective pseu·do-Dutch, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for in dutch (1 of 2)

dutch
/ (dʌtʃ) /

noun

Cockney slang wife

Word Origin for dutch

C19: short for duchess

British Dictionary definitions for in dutch (2 of 2)

Dutch
/ (dʌtʃ) /

noun

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Netherlands, its inhabitants, or their language

adverb

go Dutch informal to share expenses equally

Idioms and Phrases with in dutch (1 of 2)

in Dutch

In trouble or disfavor, as in If I don't finish on time I'll really be in Dutch. This expression may allude to the stern reprimands of a Dutch uncle. [Slang; c. 1850]

Idioms and Phrases with in dutch (2 of 2)

Dutch