Meanings
plural whore's baths · alternative whore bath
- slangvulgarA quick sponge bath by hand, using a wet washcloth or a premoistened towelette, to extend the interval between showers or clean up after casual sexual intercourse.
That little unwashed face and unwashed clothes owes to something, so what you been out all night, do a little whore's bath?
2019, Jamie Rosengard, “Without All Remedy”, in Empire, season 5, episode 142 more examples
Caroline Channing (Beth Behrs): Wow! I have an acting career and I own a dessert bar. And to think just moments ago I was tossing water from a sink to my privates. / Max Black (Kat Dennings): Can you call it a whore's bath if you never have sex?
2017, Michael Lisbe, Nate Reger, “And the Stalking Dead” (4:32 from the start), in 2 Broke Girls, season 6, episode 13Hey, would you mind grabbing me some wet wipes and a bottle of Febreze? I wanna take a little whore's bath before the store opens.
2018, Sierra Teller Ornelas, “Groundhog Day” (14:24 from the start), in Superstore, season 3, episode 12, spoken by Dina Fox (Lauren Ash)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From the quick style of bathing that would apparently be common among sex workers between servicing clients.
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