Meanings
Dutch boy1
plural Dutch boys
- A type of bob haircut cut horizontally above the neck with straight bangs.
The Dutch boy required very straight hair.
2013, Felicia Lowenstein Niven, Fabulous Fashions of the 1920s, page 122 more examples
I'd remembered Ann as a wiry young woman with protruding, river green eyes and lank brown hair in a Dutch boy bob.
2005, Christina Bartolomeo, Snowed In: A NovelDo not cut horizontally unless you're going for the Dutch Boy look.
2010, Christopher Hopkins, Staging Your Comeback
Dutch boy2
plural Dutch boys
- humorousoftenslanguncommonA man who desires the company of lesbians.
The only clique that I felt even slightly at home with was a group of dykes in my dorm; maybe I'm just a closet dutch boy, but they were about ten times as interesting as anyone else around […].
1992 October 25, Thomas A. Dennis, “What really happened in Austin : -)”, in alt.angst (Usenet)2 more examples
It's more profitable to the networks for her to remain heterosexual. Now if a certain level of sexual tension between she and the Redheaded Goddess Gabby will draw in the Riot Grrrl and Dutch Boy audiences, then Xena can have a certain bi-curious ambiance.
1997 January 13, Bob Alberti, “Why Xena is not (yet) a lesbian”, in alt.tv.xena (Usenet)Dani: Well, I don’t know them at all, but I heard those two are into Dutch Boys. That’s what we call a lesbian couple that wants to hook-up with a straight man. C’mon, I’ll be your Wing-Lesbo.
2009 December 11, Heather Hogan, “Lesbians steal more than the scene on “Accidentally on Purpose””, in afterellen.com
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of bob haircut cut horizontally above the neck with straight bangs.
Origin
Dutch boy · noun
From Dutch Boy Paint, a US brand whose trademark displays this hairstyle.
Full word history & related roots →Dutch boy · noun
From a play on the double meaning of dike, referring both to embankments and masculine lesbians, in the tale of The Little Dutch Boy who sticks a finger into one.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Dutch boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20boy
“Dutch boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20boy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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