douchecanoe

See also: douche-canoe, and douche canoe

English

Alternative forms

• douche canoe, douche-canoe

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “time of origin + why canoe?”) Shitgibbon compound of douche +‎ canoe.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

douchecanoe (plural douchecanoes)

1. (vulgar, slang, humorous) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
   • 2011, Sarah Wendell, Everything I Know about Love I Learned from Romance Novels‎^[1], Sourcebooks Casablanca, published 2011, →ISBN:

     Not being a complete douchecanoe is the first step in being your own ideal romance hero or heroine—and it's absolutely an attainable ideal.

   • 2011, Jeff Wilser, Michael H. Yost, The Man Cave Book‎^[2], HarperCollins, published 2011, →ISBN:

     Never brag. It's good to have a healthy pride in your [man] cave. It's not good to be a douchecanoe about it.

   • 2013, Amy Lane, Forever Promised‎^[3], Dreamspinner Press, published 2013, →ISBN:

     […] No, Collin didn't relay the message—he was too busy signing us up for coaching duty. Why? Because that other guy was a douchecanoe. […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:douchecanoe.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:jerk.

Translations

obnoxious person

• German: Scheißkerl (de) m, Arschloch (de) n