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dutch courage

Dutch cour·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duhch kur-ij, kuhr-]
    • /dʌtʃ ˈkɜr ɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/
    • /dʌtʃ ˈkʌrɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhch kur-ij, kuhr-]
    • /dʌtʃ ˈkɜr ɪdʒ, ˈkʌr-/

Definitions of dutch courage words

  • noun dutch courage courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor. 1
  • noun dutch courage Dutch courage is foolish courage or misplaced confidence. Because “Dutch” is used to imply that the courage is not genuine, the term is sometimes perceived as insulting to or by the Dutch. See also Dutch.   1
  • noun dutch courage confidence from alcohol 1
  • uncountable noun dutch courage Dutch courage is the courage that you get by drinking alcoholic drinks. 0
  • noun dutch courage false courage gained from drinking alcohol 0
  • noun dutch courage alcoholic drink 0
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Origin of dutch courage

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Dutch courage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dutch courage

dutch courage popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dutch courage

noun dutch courage

All 4 Synonyms of dutch courage

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