douche
noun
ˈdüsh 
1
a
: a jet (see jet entry 1 sense 3a(1)) or current of liquid (such as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (such as the vagina)
b
: an act of cleansing with a douche
2
: a device for giving douches
3
British : an abrupt often chastening shock to the nerves, emotions, or awareness
the icy douche (what he said about my work)
John Fowles
John Fowles4
chiefly US slang : an obnoxious or offensive person : douchebag
In the show Edward is portrayed as a thin-skinned, self-serving faker, or, as one of the show's principals Stan so pithily repeats throughout the program, "a liar," "a fake," and "a douche." David Daegling et al.
David Daegling et al. douche verb
Word History
Etymology
French, from Italian doccia, from docciare to douche, from doccia water pipe, probably back-formation from doccione conduit, from Latin duction-, ductio means of conveying water, from ducere to lead — more at tow entry 1
First Known Use
1739, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing douche
Medical Definition
douche 1 of 2
noun
ˈdüsh
1
a
: a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (as the vagina)
b
: an act of cleansing with a douche
2
: a device for giving douches
douche
2 of 2verb
douched; douching
transitive verb
: to administer or apply a douche to
intransitive verb
: to take a douche
douches
verb
as in hoses
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- hoses
- streams
- gushes
- flows
- swamps
- rushes
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- soaks
- rinses
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- inundates
- sluices
- saturates
- splashes
- dowses
- washes out
- sloshes
- engulfs
- douses
- washes
- irrigates