douche
pronunciation
How to pronounce douche in British English:
UK [du:ʃ]
How to pronounce douche in American English:
US [duʃ]
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- Noun:
- a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
- 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
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- Verb:
- direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
Word Origin
- douche
- douche: see duct
- douche (n.)
- 1766, "jet of water," from French douche (16c.), from Italian doccia "shower," from docciare "to spray," from Latin ductionem "a leading," from ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Meaning "vaginal cleansing" is from 1833. The verb is first attested 1838. Related: Douched; douching.
Example
- 1. Some parents are douche bags .
- 2. Is that all you got ? Some stupid douche question ?
- 3. Mark zuckerberg , why are you such a ridiculous douche ?
- 4. It is suited for expanding vaginae to examine uteri or douche vaginae in the department of obstetrics and gynecology .
- 5. The efficacy of the coca-cola douche method of birth control has never been tested in a placebo controlled clinical trial , and probably never will be .