when a man and woman each pay for their portion of the bill; often used when on a date, but not necessarily.
Etymology:
- double + Dutch For sense 1: The English, historically, found Dutch particularly difficult to understand, so anything that was completely incomprehensible would be double Dutch, i.e. twice as hard as Dutch.
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Unsure if Rosie thinks asked Bill out her on a date or just wanted to get together as friends, Rosie asked if they were going Dutch.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
Modified by TriplePurple on December 03, 2023
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