dutch act

suicide....the Irish in NYC used to call Germans 'dutchmen'. Late 19th century legend is a bunch of 'micks' were out getting liquored up and heard a guy screaming and then...nuthin' dead. The guy was 'German' and thus the 'noun' became a 'verb'.

"Oh my gosh there you are!" "What's worng?" "I couldn't find you so I thought you went out and committed 'the dutch act." "Thanks...

do Dutch, Dutch act

to commit suicide, to bump one's self off

Of all the joints in this city, she had to come into this hell hole to do Dutch. Poor kid, I wonder what was troubling her.

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