courage, as he calls it. To o m u c h D u t c h
courage and you’re in permanent trouble.Dutch cureGo to Dutch act.
Dutch treatn. an outing for two or more
where the cost is split among the partic-
ipants, either evenly or in proportion to
what is consumed. (See also go Dutch.)
I propose a Dutch treat to celebrate the
day. We had a Dutch treat, which gave
us a chance to get to know one another
better.
Dutch unclen. someone who gives avun-
cular advice; a man who gives advice
with the directness of one of one’s own
relatives. If I can be a Dutch uncle for
a minute, I could give you some good ad-
vice. Dutch uncles can be as big of a
pain as parents.
dweeb[dwib] 1. n. an earnest student.
(Collegiate.) Don’t call Bob a dweeb!
Even if he is one. The dweebs get all the
A’s, so why work? 2. n. a strange or ec-
centric person; a nerd. This place is
filled with dweebs of all sizes. Here
comes a dweeb. Ask him for some money.
dykeGo to dike.
dykeyGo to dikey.
dynamic duo[daI”nAmIk “duo] n. a very
special pair of people or things. (From
the Batman television program. Used
mostly for humor.) The dynamic duo,
Beavis and Fred, showed up late and with-
out the beer. Next time tell the dynamic
duo to come earlier.
dynamite 1. n. anything potentially pow-
erful: a drug, news, a person. This chick
is really dynamite! The story about the
scandal was dynamite and kept selling pa-
pers for a month. 2. mod. excellent; pow-
erful. I want some more of your dyna-
mite enchiladas, please. These tacos are
dynamite, too.Dutch cure