wash (someone's) mouth out (with soap)



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wash (someone's) mouth out (with soap)

To punish someone for using rude, vulgar, or obscene language by cleaning his or her mouth with soap (usually used merely as a threat). If you kids don't stop cussing in this house, I'm going to wash your mouths out with soap!
See also: mouth, out, wash

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Clotildeklo-TEELD (French)French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Rida-Arabic
Saunders['sɔ:ndəs]
'Adalya'-Biblical Hebrew
Georgei-Medieval Slavic
Methodiusmə-THO-dee-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)