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bidet

UK/ˈbiːdeɪ//bɪˈdeɪ/

bidet noun: a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.

bidet: a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the...
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Noun

bidet (plural bidets)

  1. A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
    • Near-synonym: washlet (sometimes synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    washlet
  2. (obsolete) A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.
    • For joy of which I will return to myself, mount my bidet in a dance1631, Ben Jonson, Chloridia

Proper noun capitalized: Bidet

Bidet

  1. (Internet, US, derogatory, humorous) Joe Biden.
    • That's Joe Bidet.1995 June 29, DDuchaine, “Steriods& Alzado”, in misc.fitness (Usenet)
    • Every minute it continues, it makes the aftermath problems more frightening to me," said Sen. Joe "Buckwheat" Bidet, Democrapic Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations, a leftist group of foreign policy wonks, Bidet said he feels that a little...2001 October 25, Crusader, “Steriods& Alzado”, in alt.politics (Usenet)

bidet meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

bidet in Tamil

பைடெட்டு, நீர்பீச்சி பீச்சி

bidet in Urdu

ٹٹو

bidet in Arabic

low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus
شَطَّاف šaṭṭāf, شَطَّافَة šaṭṭāfa, مرحضة

bidet in Persian

low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus
بیده bide

Synonyms of bidet

Forms of bidet

pluralbidets

Plural of bidet: bidets

Origin of bidet

Borrowed from French bidet.

Blend of bidet + Biden.

Words formed from bidet

Phrases with bidet

Words that rhyme with bidet

Questions about bidet

What does bidet mean?
Bidet means a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
What is bidet in Tamil?
Bidet in Tamil is பைடெட்டு, நீர்பீச்சி பீச்சி. See Bidet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bidet?
Bidet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce bidet?
Bidet is pronounced /ˈbiːdeɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of bidet?
The plural of bidet is bidets.

Words near bidet in the dictionary

  1. bides
  2. bides one's time
  3. bides tryst
  4. bidesmosidic
  5. bidest
  6. bidet
  7. bidet shower
  8. bidet showers
  9. bidet spray
  10. bidet sprayer
  11. bidet sprayers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bidet (page history and authors); Bidet (page history and authors); bidet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); bidet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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