Douche vs. Deuce — What's the Difference?

A douche is a device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself. Douche usually refers to vaginal irrigation, the rinsing of the vagina, but it can also refer to the rinsing of any body cavity.

The two on dice or playing cards

A stream of water, often containing medicinal or cleansing agents, that is applied to a body part or cavity for hygienic or therapeutic purposes.

The score of 40 all in a game, at which each player needs two consecutive points to win the game

A stream of air applied in a similar way.

Used as a euphemism for ‘devil’ in expressions of annoyance, impatience, surprise, etc.

The application of a douche.

A playing card having two spots or the side of a die bearing two pips.

An instrument for applying a douche.

A cast of dice totaling two.

Vulgar Slang A foolish or contemptible person.

A tied score in tennis in which each player or side has 40 points, or 5 or more games, and one player or side must win 2 successive points to win the game, or 2 successive games to win the set.

To cleanse or treat by means of a douche.

The devil

To cleanse or treat oneself with a douche.

An outstanding example, especially of something difficult or bad

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 irrigation.

A severe reprimand or expression of anger

Something that produces the jet or current in the previous sense, such as a syringe.

Used as an intensive

(obsolete) A jet or spray of any liquid.

To make the score of (a tennis game or set) deuce.

Ellipsis of douchebag

(cards) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.

(transitive) To administer a douche to; to shower; to douse

(dice) A side of a die with two spots.

(intransitive) To use a douche.

(dice) A cast of dice totalling two.

A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.

The number two.

A syringe.

A piece of excrement.

A small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas

A two-year prison sentence.

Irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents

A hand gesture consisting of a raised index and middle fingers, a peace sign.

Direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning

(tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.

(baseball) A curveball.

A '32 Ford.

(in the plural) 2-barrel (twin choke) carburetors in the phrase 3 deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold.

A table seating two diners.

(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.

The devil; a demon.

A tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

A word used in exclamations of confusion;

One of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots