soap dodger

noun

A dirty person; one who does not bathe often.

Meanings

nounsoap dodger (plural soap dodgers)

plural soap dodgers

  1. humorousslangA dirty person; one who does not bathe often.
  2. AustraliaslangAn Englishman; a Briton; a person of British descent. Supposedly borne from the historical canard that the English only bathe once a year.

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