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douche noun [ duːʃ ]

• a shower of water.
• "I felt better for taking a daily douche"
• an obnoxious or contemptible person (typically used of a man).
• "that guy is such a douche"

douche verb

• spray or shower with water.
• "she did not douche herself and the smell, at times, was off-putting"
Origin: mid 18th century (as a noun): via French from Italian doccia ‘conduit pipe’, from docciare ‘pour by drops’, based on Latin ductus ‘leading’ (see duct).


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