dutch date
dutch date is the alternative letter-case form of Dutch date.
Noun capitalized: Dutch date
Dutch date (plural Dutch dates)
- An occasion, particularly a romantic outing, where the participants split the cost.
- If we started a campaign for "dutch dates" and succeeded in putting it over, it would become the accustomed thing to do […]1927 December 8, M. J. Kerner, “Grins and Growls to the Editor”, in James F. Wickizer, editor, California Daily Bruin, volume V, number 55, Los Angeles, page 4
- Two recent examples of the so-called originality and unconventionality of youth are notorious, namely, “jazz music” and “dutch dates.” And neither of these is due directly to youth. They merely are evils consequent upon the originality of parents.1931, The New Mexico Quarterly, page 195
Forms of dutch date
| plural | dutch dates |
|---|---|
| plural | Dutch dates |
| alternative form | dutch date |
Origin of dutch date
From Dutch (“substitute, inferior, ersatz”) + date, ostensibly modeled on Dutch treat.
Questions about dutch date
- What does dutch date mean?
- Dutch date means an occasion, particularly a romantic outing, where the participants split the cost.
- What is dutch date the alternative letter-case form of?
- Dutch date is the alternative letter-case form of Dutch date.
- What part of speech is dutch date?
- Dutch date is a noun.
- What is the plural of dutch date?
- The plural of dutch date is dutch dates.
Words near dutch date in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dutch date (page history and authors); Dutch date (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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