What does "douche" mean?
A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
Douche
/duːʃ/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
- Grammar: douche is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: ablution, aerosol, asperge, aspergil.
- Useful contrasts: dehydration, dry, dry out.
- Usage evidence: If you want to seduce this douche, then you'll have to start painting your nails red instead of chewing them.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
"Massage, or kneading of the whole body, is carried out in this bath after which a steam douche or a warm spray is turned upon the affected parts, according to the nature of the case."
- 2 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 wordnet
- 3 Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe.
- 4 a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas wordnet
- 5 A jet or spray of any liquid. obsolete
"A douche of spray blinded my brother for a moment. When his eyes were clear of that he saw the monster had passed and was rushing landward."
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- 6 Ellipsis of douchebag (“objectionable person”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, humorous, slang, vulgar
"You say our records are offensive, (You're a douche, you're a douche.)"
Verb
- 1 To administer a douche to; to shower; to douse transitive
"[…] a frizzy half-white woman who looked as if she had fallen into a flour-sack, her face was so deep in powder, and her frizzy hair and her brown silk dress so douched with the white dust of it."
- 2 direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning wordnet
- 3 To use a douche. intransitive
"(In a 2002 study, 58.5 percent of Black women reported douching and 35.6 percent of Hispanic women said they did the same, compared with 26.6 percent of white women.)"
Antonyms
Example
"If you want to seduce this douche, then you'll have to start painting your nails red instead of chewing them."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "douche"?
Common synonyms include: ablution, aerosol, asperge, aspergil, aspergillum, atomizer.
How do you use "douche" in a sentence?
If you want to seduce this douche, then you'll have to start painting your nails red instead of chewing them.
How do you pronounce "douche"?
Pronounced /duːʃ/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French douche (“shower”), from Italian doccia (“shower”).