[dutch] adv, often cap (1914): with each person paying his or her own way [1]Dutch adj [ME Duch, fr. MD duutsch; akin to OHG diutisc German, OE theod nation, Goth thiudisko as a gentile, thiuda people, Oscan touto city] (14c) 1 a archaic: of, relating to, or in any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries b: of, relating to, or in the Dutch of the Netherlands
2. a archaic: of or relating to the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries b: of or relating to the Netherlands or its inhabitants c:
[2]german
3: of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language -- Dutch.ly adv
[2]Dutch n (14c) 1 a archaic (1): any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries (2): german 3 b: the Germanic language of the Netherlands
2. Dutch pl a archaic: the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries b: germans 2a, b c: the people of the Netherlands
3: pennsylvania dutch
4: dander "her ~ is up"
5: disfavor, trouble "in ~ with the boss"