dutch feast
Preserved but no longer current.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Where the entertainer gets drunk before his guest.
Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Where it’s used:
Origin
British & Irish English
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Where the host gets drunk before his guest.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Where it’s used:
Origin
British & Irish English
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “dutch feast” mean?
Where the entertainer gets drunk before his guest.
Is “dutch feast” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.