douche bag
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas: A medical device designed for irrigation or cleansing of a body cavity, typically the vagina or rectum.
- A contemptible or obnoxious person (slang, vulgar): An offensive slang term used to describe a person, typically a man, who is considered unpleasant, arrogant, or stupid.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Medical Device):
- The doctor recommended using a douche bag for the prescribed treatment.
- She sterilized the douche bag after each use.
- Noun (Slang, Derogatory):
- He was acting like a complete douche bag at the party.
- Don't listen to him; he's just a loudmouthed douche bag.
Advanced Usage
- As a compound modifier: The term is almost exclusively used as a closed compound ("douchebag") in its slang sense.
- That was a douchebag move to cut in line.
- Contextual Severity: The slang usage is considered highly offensive and vulgar. Its impact varies by social context but it is generally inappropriate in formal or polite conversation.
Variants and Related Words
- Douche (noun/verb): The act of using a douche or the liquid used for douching. Also used as a milder, though still derogatory, slang term for an obnoxious person.
- He's such a douche.
- Douchebaggery (noun, informal): Behavior characteristic of a douche bag.
- His constant bragging is pure douchebaggery.
Synonyms
- For the medical device: Irrigator, syringe, enema bag.
- For the slang term (person): Jerk, asshole (vulgar), creep, schmuck (informal), tool (slang).
Related Phrases
- "Total douche bag": An intensifier for the slang term.
- The way he treated the waiter confirmed he was a total douche bag.
- "Douche bag behavior": Actions typical of an obnoxious person.
- Parking in two spots is classic douche bag behavior.
Noun
- a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas