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gone Dutch

gone Dutch is the past participle 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 gone Dutch

What is gone Dutch the past participle of?
Gone Dutch is the past participle of go Dutch.

Words near gone Dutch in the dictionary

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

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