Douche

/duːʃ/ noun

Definition

A stream of water or liquid sprayed on the body for washing, or informally, an unpleasant or obnoxious person.

Etymology

From French 'douche,' derived from Italian 'doccia' meaning a water pipe or conduit. The term originally referred to a shower of water used for bathing in 18th-century Europe, and later developed the slang meaning for a rude person.

Kelly Says

The French and Italians had such a specific word for this bathing method that English borrowed it wholesale—but centuries later, people started using 'douche' as an insult, probably because it sounded funny and vaguely disparaging!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Shower
Shower
ARالعربية
مطر
matr
BNবাংলা
নৌকা
nou-ka
CACatalà
duixa
doo-ee-kha
CSČeština
sprchový kout
spr-choh-vee-kout
DADansk
bruser
broo-ser
DEDeutsch
Dusche
doosh-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ντους
noo-toos
ESEspañol
ducha
doo-cha
FAفارسی
دوش
doosh
FISuomi
suihku
swee-khoo
FRFrançais
douche
doosh
GUGU
샤워
sha-wo
HAHA
shower
shower
HEעברית
מקלחת
me-k-la-chat
HIहिन्दी
नाश्‍य
naash
HUMagyar
zuhany
zoo-ha-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
mandi
man-dee
IGIG
shower
shower
ITItaliano
doccia
doh-ch-ah
JA日本語
シャワー
shaw-ah
KKKK
shower
shower
KMKM
ទឹក
tewk
KO한국어
샤워
sha-wo
MRMR
शावर
sha-war
MSBahasa Melayu
pancuran
pan-cu-ran
MYမြန်မာ
ရွေးချယ်ခြင်း
rwe-choe-ching
NLNederlands
douche
douch
NONorsk
dusj
doo-sh
PAPA
shower
shower
PLPolski
prysznic
prish-nich
PTPortuguês
duche
doo-she
RORomână
dusă
doo-sha
RUРусский
душ
dush
SVSvenska
dusch
dush
SWKiswahili
kuoga
koo-oh-gah
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்
koo-li-r
TEతెలుగు
బాత్ర
baath-ra
THไทย
ห้องอาบน้ำ
hong-ahb-nam
TLTL
maligo
ma-li-go
TRTürkçe
duş
doosh
UKУкраїнська
душ
dush
URاردو
شاور
sha-war
VITiếng Việt
phòng tắm
phong tam
YOYO
shower
shower
ZH中文
淋浴
lin-yu
ZUZU
shower
shower

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