Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stream of water, often containing medicinal or cleansing agents, that is applied to a body part or cavity for hygienic or therapeutic purposes.
- noun A stream of air applied in a similar way.
- noun The application of a douche.
- noun An instrument for applying a douche.
- noun Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.
- intransitive verb To cleanse or treat by means of a douche.
- intransitive verb To cleanse or treat oneself with a douche.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To apply a douche to.
- noun A jet or current of water or vapor applied to some part or a particular organ of the body, as in a bath or for medicinal purposes.
- noun An instrument for administering such a jet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.
- noun (Med.) A syringe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
jet orcurrent of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally (especially in reference to vaginal irrigation.) - noun Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense.
- noun A syringe used for that process.
- noun pejorative A
douche bag . - verb To use a douche.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
- verb direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
- noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Once upon a time, the word douche meant a very specific substrata jackass.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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Once upon a time, the word douche meant a very specific substrata jackass.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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But then everyone, even 40-year-olds, started to use the term douche.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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But then everyone, even 40-year-olds, started to use the term douche.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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But then everyone, even 40-year-olds, started to use the term douche.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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Once upon a time, the word douche meant a very specific substrata jackass.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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But then everyone, even 40-year-olds, started to use the term douche.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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Once upon a time, the word douche meant a very specific substrata jackass.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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Once upon a time, the word douche meant a very specific substrata jackass.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
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Once upon a time, the word douche meant a very specific substrata jackass.
H. L. Rogers: Your College Is Douchey H. L. Rogers 2011
lampbane commented on the word douche
Some interesting things that come up on Google when you search for this word:
September 18, 2008
garyth123 commented on the word douche
Apparently a notorious example of a false friend.
February 13, 2009
eggoabbas commented on the word douche
This word also has a derogatory use which may actually outweigh its "legitimate" meaning.
July 10, 2009
lampbane commented on the word douche
Penny Arcade (06/02/10):
"It's like vaginal mouthwash."
June 8, 2010