douchebag

or douche bag

[ doosh-bag ]

/ ˈduʃˌbæg /

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noun

a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.

Also called douche .Slang: Vulgar. a contemptible or despicable person.

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Origin of douchebag

First recorded in 1930–35

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How to use douchebag in a sentence

As a bonus touch of Eurotrash élan, one can only salute his past-caring insistence on wearing total douche-bag sunglasses.
The Return of the Power Paunch|Sean Macaulay|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That came when he chose to review the restaurant I used to work at sheerly because I called him a douche bag.
America's Bad Boy Chef|Jacob Bernstein|June 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The douche bag should not be held higher than two feet above the patient's head.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague
An ordinary douche bag will do if a syringe of the above character cannot be obtained.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague

Fill half full an ordinary two-quart douche bag with water that is warm, but not too hot.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague
Every woman should possess a good two quart rubber douche bag called fountain syringe.
Family Limitation|Margaret Sanger
Buy, say, four ounces of tincture of iodine, and use two teaspoonsful in two quarts of hot water in a douche bag.
Private Sex Advice to Women|R. B. Armitage

British Dictionary definitions for douchebag

douche bag

noun

the bag forming part of a douche

slang a contemptible person

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