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washes one's mouth out

washes one's mouth out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Washes one's mouth out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wash one's mouth out.

Words near washes one's mouth out in the dictionary

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

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