Meanings
plural douchecanoes · alternative douche canoe · alternative douche-canoe
- humorousslangvulgarA rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
Never brag. It's good to have a healthy pride in your [man] cave. It's not good to be a douchecanoe about it.
2011, Jeff Wilser, Michael H. Yost, The Man Cave Book, HarperCollins, published 2011, →ISBN2 more examples
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, Sarah Wendell, Everything I Know about Love I Learned from Romance Novels, Sourcebooks Casablanca, published 2011, →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. […]
2013, Amy Lane, Forever Promised, Dreamspinner Press, published 2013, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Shitgibbon compound of douche + canoe.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Scheißkerl, Arschloch
- Scheißkerlobnoxious person
- Arschlochobnoxious person
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douchecanoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douchecanoe
“douchecanoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douchecanoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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