Instead, you've likely heard it used like this: "Don't be such a douchebag," or "Sweetie, don't worry about that douchbag; you can do better than him anyways," etc. etc. etc.
Generally it is used to mean:
- "An individual who has an over-inflated sense of self worth, compounded by a low level of intellegence, behaving ridiculously in front of colleagues with no sense of how moronic he appears"
- or "The name of the guy dating the girl of your dreams"
- or "Someone with a myspace that has more friends than the population of their hometown"
- or a whole list (179 other options) of examples found at urbandictionary.com
But, why?
According to Merriam-Webster online, the official definition is " 1 a : a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (as the vagina)." It isn't even an item exclusively for vaginas, though that is often assumed.
Now how in the heck did that definition of a cleaning product come to be a dirty word?
Several sources point to the Oxford English Dictionary stating that in 1967 college students began using the word negatively to mean "an unattractive co-ed." Over the years, it has just progressed into being a derogative word, more or less meaning a jerk.
Frankly, that is just odd. And incorrect.
I say we should leave the word "douchebag" to the health class books and get a little more creative and descriptive, i.e. this final urban dictionary example that I feel much more adequately and accurately describes such people beyond simply copping out using the single word "douchebag."
Enjoy ;)
"The term "douchbag" generally refers to a male with any number of characteristics not associated with one particular region or age demographic. Douchebag is a combination of attitude qualities, social ability, and attire.
"In terms of geography douchebags can be found nearly anywhere. For instance, douchebags can be seen in New Jersey where fake diamond earrings, frosted spiked hair, Razor phones, half a can of Axe, unbuttoned collared shirts, Fossil watches, overly groomed chinstraps, backwards colored Yankee hats with the sticker still attached and 2002 Mustangs are considered "tight." At the same time douchebags are also plentiful in the Southwest where on any given Wednesday night on frat row in Tempe you can find males who find it "sweet shit" to wear pink collared shirts, while donning the following attire: pukka-shelled necklaces, fake skater shoes, have some variation of an Asian symbol tattoo on their shoulder or back, wear a Hurley hat that sits cockeyed on their head, throw various fake gang signs during pictures and drive their dad's old white 1997 convertible M3 BMW. They also generally find the length of time one drinks while doing a "keg-stand" directly correlates with the amount of pussy one can get.
"As mentioned douchebags transcend not only various geographical locations, but age demographics as well. For instance, douchebags are quite often seen just south of Sarasota, FL as evidenced by 45 year old men who still wear Oakley's, shave their chests, wear shirts that read "ride" on the front and "me" on the back, and think its cool to wear white K-Swiss'. They are usually on first name basis with the girls at Hooters, and think white T-shirt contests with 1/2 half-off Margaritas are better than a baseball game with $1 beers. At the same time, we can see young 21 year old douchebags in West L.A. who still think that Dolce Gabana belt buckles, and fo-hawks are "pimp shit."
"In terms of behavior douchebags have an over-inflated sense of self worth, lack the social ability to interact with non-douchebags, and have tricked their minds into thinking that they "get mad pussy." The irony is that they very rarely get pussy, but amazingly have the amazing propensity to talk quite often about allegedly getting it.
"Real life doucebags: Keven Federline, Nick Lachey, any dude on The Hills, most of New Jersey."
