| 词汇 | dutch |
| 释义 | Dutch actDutch courageDutch cureDutch treatDutch unclego Dutchin Dutch Dutch Ⅰ noun 1 a spouse, especially a wife. Usually as 'old Dutch' and preceded by a possessive pronoun. Albert Chevalier (1861–1923) explained the derivation as 'old Dutch clock', likening a wife's face to a clock-face, or punning on CLOCK (a face). The etymology is uncertain, but often confused with DUCHESS (a wife) and DUTCH PLATE (a friend) UK, 1889. 2 suicide US, 1915⇨ See: DOUBLE DUTCH, DUTCH PLATEverb in hot rodding and car customising, to paint elaborate pinstripes or flames on the car body in the style of 1950s customiser Kenneth 'Von Dutch' Howard US, 1993adverb paying your own way US, 1914 Ⅱ ⇨ Dutch plate; Dutch noun a friend. Rhyming slang for MATE, which had some currency in the 1960s and 1970s, mainly in its shortened form. Sometimes, and easily, confused with DUTCH (a spouse, especially a wife) UK, 2002 Ⅲ ⇨ double Dutch; Dutch noun unintelligible speech. Double Dutch is also a secret language in which words are disguised to prevent understanding by outsiders UK, 1876 dutch noun► in dutchin trouble US, 1851verb► dutch a bookin an illegal betting operation, to accept bets with odds and in a proportion that guarantees the bookmaker will lose money regardless of the outcome that is being bet on US, 1911 |
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