douche
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).
to apply a douche to.
to use a douche or douches; undergo douching.
Origin of douche
1Other words from douche
- un·douched, adjective
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How to use douche in a sentence
A representative separately said that the company does not manufacture or endorse the use of douches.
A feminine wash for teens? Angry parents and gynecologists are on a social media crusade. | Abigail Higgins | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostAs 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.
Justin Timberlake Closes Out SXSW in Style at Myspace Bash | Marlow Stern | March 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTo 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.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill StarrHe thought for a moment that she had dropped dead and the shock of the business pulled him together like a douche of cold water.
The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere StacpooleSalome was silent, feeling rather disappointed at this douche of cold water over her schemes of authorship.
Salome | Emma MarshallToward 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 Backwoodsman | VariousThe 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.
Ralestone Luck | Andre Norton
British Dictionary definitions for douche
/ (duːʃ) /
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
to cleanse or treat or be cleansed or treated by means of a douche
Origin of douche
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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