whore's bath

English

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Etymology

The quick style of bathing that would apparently be common among sex workers between servicing clients.

Noun

whore's bath (plural whore's baths)

  1. (vulgar) A quick sponge bath by hand, using a wet washcloth or a pre-moistened towelette, to extend the interval between showers or clean up after casual sexual intercourse.
    • 2017, Michael Lisbe, Nate Reger, “And the Stalking Dead” (4:32 from the start), in 2 Broke Girls, season 6, episode 13:
      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?
    • 2018, Sierra Teller Ornelas, “Groundhog Day” (14:24 from the start), in Superstore, season 3, episode 12, spoken by Dina Fox (Lauren Ash):
      Hey, 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.
    • 2019, Jamie Rosengard, “Without All Remedy”, in Empire, season 5, episode 14:
      That little unwashed face and unwashed clothes owes to something, so what you been out all night, do a little whore's bath?

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