go Dutch
English
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Etymology
[edit]A derivative of Dutch treat, from Dutch (“poor imitation; ersatz”), a derogatory term originally referring generically to German-speaking peoples as a whole; first attested 1914.[1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]go Dutch (third-person singular simple present goes Dutch, present participle going Dutch, simple past went Dutch, past participle gone Dutch)
- (idiomatic, informal, slang) To pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.
- 1958, Evelyn Ruth (Millis) Duvall, The Art of Dating, Associated Press, p. 138:
- GOING DUTCH Some girls are quite willing to pay part of the expenses on special dates. When something is planned which is beyond the boy's means. . . .
- 2005, Rex Reed, reviewing De-Lovely in Mews Items: Amazing But True Cat Stories, by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun, p. 193:
- Ashley Olsen may be a teenage zillionaire, but when she's out on the town with pals, she goes dutch.
- 1958, Evelyn Ruth (Millis) Duvall, The Art of Dating, Associated Press, p. 138:
Translations
[edit]split the cost
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