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nounDutch bob (plural Dutch bobs)
plural Dutch bobs
- Synonym of Dutch boy (“type of haircut”).
Dutch bobs show beneath white bonnets and caps.
1938, Iowa, a Guide to the Hawkeye State, page 4221 more example
Her eyes were bright and lively, with a nice twinkle, and she wore her thick, dark hair in a Dutch bob, as was the fashion for college women in the 1920s.
2004, James H. Jones, Alfred C Kinsey: A Life, page 164Synonyms: Dutch boy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Dutch boy (“type of haircut”).
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