douchey

See also: Douchey

English

Alternative forms

• douchy

Etymology

From douche +‎ -y; see douche bag.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

douchey (comparative douchier, superlative douchiest)

1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) Characteristic of a douche (jerk) or douchebag; obnoxious.
   • 2005 November 18, Carl Williott, “Dear Harvard, publicly enjoy yourself. Love, Yale.”, in Yale Daily News‎^[1], archived from the original on 11 May 2010:

     So I have compiled some tips to help Harvard students act less douchey when they are faced with foreign situations this weekend.

   • 2008 September 14, Adam Sternbergh, quoting Ed Helms, “The Jerk”, in New York Magazine‎^[2]:

     Helms describes Andy as "a yacht-clubby guy who's a little douchey but still earnest."

   • 2010, Rachel Cohn, Very LeFreak‎^[3], Random House, →ISBN, page 109:

     Very had to incite Lavinia to stop dropping that douchey "resumé" word already.

   • 2016 July 3, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 854 - Punishment:

     "True. That's not such a big deal, but he's also taking away my Valedictorian status. All because he doesn't want the pregnant girl in his school to become news. Looks bad for the school or whatever." "Mm... okay. That's worse. And kinda douchey."

   • 2017 November 7, Aja Romano, “The unlikely breakout star of Stranger Things 2 is unlikelier babysitter Steve Harrington”, in Vox‎^[4]:

     In the first season of Stranger Things, no character was more extra than Steve Harrington — Nancy Wheeler’s frequently possessive, largely confused, often douchey boyfriend. Though he eventually got with the program and helped fight some monsters, he wasn’t exactly what you’d call the pick of the litter.