Dutch disease n.— «The Gregory effect (also known as Dutch disease) refers to a situation where an export boom fuelled by, say, a strong demand for resources causes an appreciation in the exchange rate. This appreciation makes imports cheaper, and...
eat up the camera v. phr.— «Both of those guys are great characters and eat up the camera.» —“Smoking Cigarettes and Watching Captain Kangaroo” by Dutch Boyd Because Everybody Pays Their Own Way (Fresno, California) Apr. 24, 2005. (source: Double...
drawbreak n.— «For example, that bench over there is called a schnitzel bank by the Pennsylvania Dutch. If you were English, you’d refer to it as a drawbreak.» —“Have Broadax-Will Time Travel” by Roy Underhill Mother Earth News Nov.-Dec., 1985...
schnitzel bank n.— «For example, that bench over there is called a schnitzel bank by the Pennsylvania Dutch. If you were English, you’d refer to it as a drawbreak.» —“Have Broadax-Will Time Travel” by Roy Underhill Mother Earth News Nov.-Dec., 1985...
snoezelen n.— «In literature a multisensory environment is sometimes referred to as “Snoezelen,” derived from two Dutch words meaning “to smell” and “to doze.” This is mainly due to the fact that it was first developed in the Netherlands on the...
mud sale n.— «Thousands of new and used items ready for auction, from handmade furniture to groceries to livestock, spilled out of the town fire hall onto adjoining fields and under tents, while buyers from near and far—Amish, their close religious...
