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washed one's mouth out

washed one's mouth out is the simple past and past participle of wash one's mouth out.

Meaning of wash one's mouth out

Verb

wash one's mouth out (third-person singular simple present washes one's mouth out, present participle washing one's mouth out, simple past and past participle washed one's mouth out)

  1. (figuratively, imperative, usually) To stop using bad language, or atone for doing so.
    • Wash out your mouth, your lies are gettin' rusty1970, “Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter”, in Alline Bullock (lyrics), Workin’ Together, performed by Ike & Tina Turner
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wash out, mouth.
    • The foreigners content themselves with washing their hands. The Moors wash their mouths out with soap also, blowing bubbles and gargling happily.1956, Encounter, volume 6, page 30

Questions about washed one's mouth out

What is washed one's mouth out the simple past and past participle of?
Washed one's mouth out is the simple past and past participle of wash one's mouth out.

Words near washed one's mouth out in the dictionary

  1. washed one's brain out with soap
  2. washed one's dirty laundry in public
  3. washed one's dirty linen in public
  4. washed one's hands
  5. washed one's hands of
  6. washed one's mouth out
  7. washed oneself of
  8. washed out
  9. washed out one's mouth
  10. washed over
  11. washed up

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