douchecanoe

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noun

A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

noundouchecanoe (plural douchecanoes)

plural douchecanoes · alternative douche canoe · alternative douche-canoe

  1. 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, →ISBN
    2 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

Translations

German Scheißkerl, Arschloch
  • Scheißkerlobnoxious person
  • Arschlochobnoxious person
Cite this entry
APA

douchecanoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douchecanoe

MLA

“douchecanoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douchecanoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “douchecanoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/douchecanoe.

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