单词 | whore's bath |
释义 | > as lemmaswhore's bath whore's bath n. (also whore bath) slang (originally U.S. Military) a brief wash limited chiefly to the armpits and genitals, usually with makeshift facilities. ΚΠ 1944 A. J. Liebling Road back to Paris iii. vi. 242 The five-gallon [gasoline] can..may also serve..as a bathtub. The bather fills it with water, removes one article of clothing at a time, rubs the water hastily over the surface thus exposed, and replaces the garment before taking off another one. This is called taking a whore's bath. 1995 E. Leonard Riding Rap (1998) xix. 165 He said, ‘I can't take a shower with these chains on.’ ‘Do the best you can... Take a whore bath.’ 2017 City A.M. (Nexis) 1 June (Bespoke Mag.) There's no shower, so I have to give myself a whore's bath over the sink. < as lemmas |
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