Dutch 200

noun

In tenpin bowling, a score of 200 achieved by getting strikes and spares in alternation throughout the game.

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Meanings

nounDutch 200 (plural Dutch 200s)

plural Dutch 200s

  1. In tenpin bowling, a score of 200 achieved by getting strikes and spares in alternation throughout the game.

Origin

Perhaps from Dutch treat, referring to two people sharing the cost of a date.

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Dutch 200. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20200

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“Dutch 200.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20200. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch 200,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20200.

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