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Dutch courage (alcohol-induced bravery) Double Dutch (incomprehensible, nonsense) Dutch wife (prostitute, sex doll) Dutch widow (prostitute) Dutch comfort (saying that "Things could be worse!") Dutch metal or Dutch gold (cheap alloy resembling gold) Dutch treat (social date where the invited person pays their own share) Dutch-bottomed (empty)
The popular story dates the etymology of the term Dutch courage to English soldiers fighting in the Anglo-Dutch Wars [9] (1652–1674) and perhaps as early as the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). One version states that jenever (or Dutch gin) was used by English soldiers for its calming effects before battle, and for its purported warming ...
slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jockstrap: joint piece of meat for carving * (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco connection between two objects or bones an establishment, especially a disreputable one ("a gin joint"; "let's case the joint") (slang, orig. US)
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in a pub in the East End in 1978, and decided to use the song for a series of adverts for Courage bitter. [8] The original version in One Fing 'n' Anuvver was slower, and Chas & Dave recorded a short version at a faster tempo so that it may fit into the adverts. The advert was released in early 1979 and became popular, the record label EMI then ...
British slang is English-language slang originating from and used in the United Kingdom and also used to a limited extent in Anglophone countries such as India, Malaysia, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, especially by British expatriates. It is also used in the United States to a limited extent.
(slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...
Courage (for Hugh MacLennan) The Cowboy Rides Away; A Cowboy's Work Is Never Done; The Cowgirl and the Dandy; Crackers (song) Crazy (K-Ci and JoJo song) Crazy from the Heart; Crazy in Love (Joe Cocker song) Crazy Water; Crew Deep; Crockett's Theme; Crocodile Rock; Cross My Broken Heart (The Jets song) Crossword Puzzle (Barbara Mandrell song ...