Dutch boy
Dutch boy noun: a type of bob haircut cut horizontally above the neck with straight bangs.
Noun (1)
Dutch boy (plural Dutch boys)
- A type of bob haircut cut horizontally above the neck with straight bangs.
- I'd remembered Ann as a wiry young woman with protruding, river green eyes and lank brown hair in a Dutch boy bob.2005, Christina Bartolomeo, Snowed In: A Novel
- Do not cut horizontally unless you're going for the Dutch Boy look.2010, Christopher Hopkins, Staging Your Comeback
- Synonyms:
- Dutch bob, Dutch cut
Noun (2)
Dutch boy (plural Dutch boys)
- A man who desires the company of lesbians.
- The only clique that I felt even slightly at home with was a group of dykes in my dorm; maybe I'm just a closet dutch boy, but they were about ten times as interesting as anyone else around […].1992 October 25, Thomas A. Dennis, “What really happened in Austin : -)”, in alt.angst (Usenet)
- It's more profitable to the networks for her to remain heterosexual. Now if a certain level of sexual tension between she and the Redheaded Goddess Gabby will draw in the Riot Grrrl and Dutch Boy audiences, then Xena can have a certain bi-curious ambiance.1997 January 13, Bob Alberti, “Why Xena is not (yet) a lesbian”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet)
Examples of Dutch boy in a sentence
- The Dutch boy required very straight hair.2013, Felicia Lowenstein Niven, Fabulous Fashions of the 1920s, page 12:
- Dani: Well, I don’t know them at all, but I heard those two are into Dutch Boys.2009 December 11, Heather Hogan, “Lesbians steal more than the scene on “Accidentally on Purpose””, in afterellen.com:
Synonyms of Dutch boy
Forms of Dutch boy
| plural | Dutch boys |
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Origin of Dutch boy
From Dutch Boy Paint, a US brand whose trademark displays this hairstyle.
From a play on the double meaning of dike, referring both to embankments and masculine lesbians, in the tale of The Little Dutch Boy who sticks a finger into one.
Questions about Dutch boy
- What does Dutch boy mean?
- Dutch boy means a type of bob haircut cut horizontally above the neck with straight bangs.
- How do you use Dutch boy in a sentence?
- The Dutch boy required very straight hair.
- What part of speech is Dutch boy?
- Dutch boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of Dutch boy?
- The plural of Dutch boy is Dutch boys.
Words near Dutch boy in the dictionary
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