<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> During the Anglo - Dutch Wars between England and the Netherlands in the 17th century, the English language gained an array of insults (including "Dutch uncle"), such as: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> "Dutch courage" (alcohol - induced bravery) </Li> <Li> "Double Dutch" (incomprehensible, nonsense) </Li> <Li> "Dutch cap" (contraceptive diaphragm) </Li> <Li> "Dutch wife" (prostitute; sex doll) </Li> <Li> "Dutch widow" (prostitute) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> "Dutch comfort" (saying that "Things could be worse!") </Li> <Li> "Dutch metal" or "Dutch gold" (cheap alloy resembling gold) </Li> <Li> "Dutch treat" (social date where the invitee pays for himself / herself) </Li> <Li> "Dutch concert" (noise and uproar, as from a drunken crowd) </Li> <Li> "Dutch - bottomed" (empty) </Li> <Li> "Dutch nightingale" (frog) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Where does the term dutch uncle come from