Going Dutch ?
17 January 2004, 02:42 PM
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"Going Dutch"
Definition: To evenly split the cost of a group expense, like a meal.
Origin: The origin of the phrase is unknown, but there is one explanation. In the 17th century, the Dutch were hated commercial rivals of the British, and have been a verbal target for them since. Anyone who "went Dutch" may have been considered a tightwad. Not surprisingly, the Dutch don't seem to love this phrase.
Use it in a sentence: The last girl I went out with called me a superior patriarchal misogynist who didn't respect her independence just because I offered to pick up the tab. So last night I decided I'd play it safe and suggested to my date that we go Dutch. She called me a cheap *******!
Definition: To evenly split the cost of a group expense, like a meal.
Origin: The origin of the phrase is unknown, but there is one explanation. In the 17th century, the Dutch were hated commercial rivals of the British, and have been a verbal target for them since. Anyone who "went Dutch" may have been considered a tightwad. Not surprisingly, the Dutch don't seem to love this phrase.
Use it in a sentence: The last girl I went out with called me a superior patriarchal misogynist who didn't respect her independence just because I offered to pick up the tab. So last night I decided I'd play it safe and suggested to my date that we go Dutch. She called me a cheap *******!
17 January 2004, 02:46 PM
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It's a slur against Germans. Dutch == Deutsch, which is what Germans
call themselves (and for some reason never what any other language
chooses to call them, which I've never understood). "Going Dutch" of
course means that instead of one person paying the entire bill, the
bill is split. It's a slur because it carries the connotation of
"surprise cheapness", that is, someone invites another to dinner, and
then instead of paying the tab as expected, suggests that it be split
(presumably because they're ungenerous and selfish).
There are a lot of phrases with Dutch in them that are basically
slurs against Germans. The fact that "Dutch" gets more publicity as
the world's term for people from The Netherlands is a source of
infinite aggravation to Nederlanders (as they call themselves).
Any more meanings then?
It's a slur against Germans. Dutch == Deutsch, which is what Germans
call themselves (and for some reason never what any other language
chooses to call them, which I've never understood). "Going Dutch" of
course means that instead of one person paying the entire bill, the
bill is split. It's a slur because it carries the connotation of
"surprise cheapness", that is, someone invites another to dinner, and
then instead of paying the tab as expected, suggests that it be split
(presumably because they're ungenerous and selfish).
There are a lot of phrases with Dutch in them that are basically
slurs against Germans. The fact that "Dutch" gets more publicity as
the world's term for people from The Netherlands is a source of
infinite aggravation to Nederlanders (as they call themselves).
Any more meanings then?
17 January 2004, 02:58 PM
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BEW, no need to use google when there's the likes of you on SN, it's much easier!!
Cheers though, good answer & a nice bit of history.
Cheers though, good answer & a nice bit of history.
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