dutch courage
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.06 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I was beginning to wish I'd had the sense to spend the last hour in a pub. Dutch courage would have been better than no courage at all."
- "Another five minutes wait and we finally raise glasses in a toast to the evening. ‘So, what's the plan?’ ‘Well, we can go straight to the casino after this or we can get half a skinful of Dutch courage.’"
Etymology
This dates back to a time of intense political rivalry between England and the Netherlands, and was originally an ethnic slur.