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douche
[ doosh ]
noun
- a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
- the application of such a jet.
- an instrument, as a syringe, for administering it.
- a bath administered by such a jet.
- Slang: Vulgar. douchebag ( def 2 ).
verb (used with object)
- to apply a douche to.
verb (used without object)
- to use a douche or douches; undergo douching.
douche
/ duːʃ /
noun
- a stream of water or air directed onto the body surface or into a body cavity, for cleansing or medical purposes
- the application of such a stream of water or air
- an instrument, such as a special syringe, for applying a douche
verb
- to cleanse or treat or be cleansed or treated by means of a douche
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- un·douched adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of douche1
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Example Sentences
As a bonus touch of Eurotrash élan, one can only salute his past-caring insistence on wearing total douche-bag sunglasses.
If you were one of the select few who was lucky enough to attend, perhaps we can engage in a douche-y brag-off.
To be clear, the fact that he was being used did not make the kid any less of a douche.
That came when he chose to review the restaurant I used to work at sheerly because I called him a douche bag.
Not running your company into the ground like every other Wall Street douche.
She was just made up, along with the table dhte and the chambres garnies and the douche and the jardin dagrment.
He thought for a moment that she had dropped dead and the shock of the business pulled him together like a douche of cold water.
Salome was silent, feeling rather disappointed at this douche of cold water over her schemes of authorship.
Toward evening she was taken out again for half an hour's walk, and before she went to rest had a douche or a swim in the river.
The door came back, letting in a douche of cold rain and a black shadow which leaped for the security of the center of the room.
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