douche
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe.
- A jet or spray of any liquid.
- Ellipsis of douchebag (“objectionable person”).
verb
- To administer a douche to; to shower; to douse
- To use a douche.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French douche (“shower”), from Italian doccia (“shower”).
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