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Deuce vs Douche - What's the difference?

deuce | douche |

As nouns the difference between deuce and douche

is that deuce is a card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards while douche is a jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for vaginal irrigation.

As a verb douche is

to use a douche.

deuce

English

(wikipedia deuce)

Etymology 1

(etyl) , from (etyl) deus, from (etyl) duo.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cards) A card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
  • (dice) A side of a die with two spots.
  • (dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
  • The number two.
  • (tennis) A tie, both players have the same number of points and one can win by scoring two additional points.
  • (baseball) A curveball
  • (custom cars) A '32 FordGeisert, Eric. "The California Spyder", in Street Rodder'', 8/99, p.34; Mayall, Joe. "Driving Impression: Reproduction Deuce Hiboy", in ''Rod Action , 2/78, p.26. in plural, 2-barrel (twin-choke) carburetors (in the term 3 deuces, an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
  • (restaurants) A table seating two diners.
  • (slang) Excrement.
  • Coordinate terms
    * (card with two spots)

    Etymology 2

    Compare , from (etyl) deus (compare (deity).)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger
  • Love is a bodily infirmity . . . which breaks out the deuce knows how or why (Thackeray)

    References

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    douche

    English

    (wikipedia douche)

    Noun

    (douche)
  • A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for vaginal irrigation.
  • Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe.
  • (slang, derogatory) A contemptible person; a worthless, brainless or disgusting person.
  • Verb

    (douch)
  • To use a douche.