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An entire nation accidentally turned into shorthand for cheap, fake, or splitting the bill.
means Relating to the Netherlands, its people, or language — though the slang sense means each person pays for themselves.
from From Middle Dutch 'duutsch,' once meaning 'of the people' and covering all Germanic speakers; English narrowed it to the Netherlands, then weaponized it during 17th-century trade wars into a parade of insults.
Trade-war grudgeDutch courage, Dutch uncle: rival-nation slander in disguise.
Going dutchEveryone pays their own way, romance-killer included.
Self-namingThe Dutch call themselves Nederlanders, not Dutch.