wash out one's mouth

A form of wash one's mouth out — To stop using bad language, or atone for doing so.

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Meanings

verbwash out one's mouth (third-person singular simple present washes out one's mouth, present participle washing out one's mouth, simple past and past participle washed out one's mouth)

present singular third person washes out one's mouth · participle present washing out one's mouth · participle past washed out one's mouth · past washed out one's mouth

  1. alternativeAlternative form of wash one's mouth out.
    1 more example

    My 10 year old son mouths off a lot to me lately. Friends have suggested that I wash out his mouth with soap. [...] I will *not* tolerate foul language, though. I recall washing out my son's mouth with soap less than a half dozen times between ages 8 and 11, He absolutely positively hated it, and so did I.

    1996 November 29, “mouth soaping questions”, in misc.kids (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mouthsoap
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APA

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Chicago

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