Meanings
plural washees
- One who is washed.
You are not the washer but the washee.
1863, Life and Correspondence of Theod. Parker2 more examples
The expression, "washed out," became extremely common, and not necessarily in any sense disparaging to the "washee."
1946, Intellect, volume 63, page 290I realized this all too well when as a seminarian I got stuck with the job of recruiting the washees for a Maundy Thursday service. It's much easier to be the one down on the floor with the basin[…]
1995, Margaret Guenther, Toward Holy Ground, page 43
Origin
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