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Half of them refer to "German" things, where the word "deutsch" underwent some pronunciational variation.

Actually, a lot of these pejoratives are from the 19th century. By the 17th century, the word "Dutch" had begun to solidify its meaning around the Netherlands.

This mainly stems from a time when tensions between the British and Dutch were at their peak, due to competition.

As a new resident, I also find it surprising! It's a shame that most of the substitutions seem to be negative however. Lots of really great stuff and people in NL <3

> And none of them means any good.

Dude, Dutch ovens are awesome. One of the most useful cooking tools imo.

Dutch oven also means trapping your partner or kid under the blanket and farting. lol

A Dutch book can be good depending on which side of it you are on!

Don’t forget Angles.

dutch babies are a pretty decent desert!