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going Dutch

going Dutch is the present participle and gerund of go Dutch.

Meaning of go Dutch

Verb

go Dutch (third-person singular simple present goes Dutch, present participle going Dutch, simple past went Dutch, past participle gone Dutch)

  1. (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.
    • 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. . . .1958, Evelyn Ruth (Millis) Duvall, The Art of Dating, Associated Press, p. 138

Questions about going Dutch

What is going Dutch the present participle and gerund of?
Going Dutch is the present participle and gerund of go Dutch.

Words near going Dutch in the dictionary

  1. going down the wrong throat
  2. going down the wrong way
  3. going down with
  4. going downhill
  5. going downtown
  6. going Dutch
  7. going easy
  8. going equipped
  9. going ER
  10. going face
  11. going far

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