Dutch concert
Preserved but no longer current.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Dutch concert” mean?
A great noise and uproar, like that made by a party of intoxicated Dutchmen, some singing, others quarrelling, speechifying, wrangling, and so on.
Is “Dutch concert” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.