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Tag Archives: expressions

A Dutch hoe and other non-hip hop words

Posted on 26 April 2020 by Gaston
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English has hundreds of expressions containing the word Dutch or Dutchman. Some are in common use, whereas others are specialised, regional or outright archaic. This video has me mucking about with some of them as well as announcing a publication. (Dutch spoken, English subtitles available.)

 

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