if you're not Dutch, you're not much

phrase

The Dutch culture is vastly superior to all others.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. The Dutch culture is vastly superior to all others.

Origin

Believed to originate from Dutch American communities in the Midwest.

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APA

if you're not Dutch, you're not much. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you're%20not%20Dutch%2C%20you're%20not%20much

MLA

“if you're not Dutch, you're not much.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you're%20not%20Dutch%2C%20you're%20not%20much. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if you're not Dutch, you're not much,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20you're%20not%20Dutch%2C%20you're%20not%20much.

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