# Douche Bag: Sexist Insult? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 7, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839 "2005-11-07T00:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/21 "2005-11-07T02:40:26Z")
Yeah, ‘douchebag’ is definitely my insult of 2005. In 2004, it was ‘nutsack.’ I’m taking suggestions for 2006. If nothing catches my fancy, ‘douchebag’ may just get carried over for another year. It really is glorious. ---
**Author:** ![Catalyst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/22 "2005-11-07T03:26:45Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Yeah, ‘douchebag’ is definitely my insult of 2005. In 2004, it was ‘nutsack.’ > > I’m taking suggestions for 2006. If nothing catches my fancy, ‘douchebag’ may just get carried over for another year. It really is glorious. I nominate _asshat_ or _assclown_ if they’ve not been used in previous years. If those’ve already been taken, apply the following formula: **[sexual slang] + [food item] = [amusing, insulting compound word]** e.g. twatwaffle, cockbiscuit, cuntnugget, dickchip, cummuffin, etc. Endless possibilities! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/23 "2005-11-07T03:29:24Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Yeah, ‘douchebag’ is definitely my insult of 2005. In 2004, it was ‘nutsack.’ > > I’m taking suggestions for 2006. If nothing catches my fancy, ‘douchebag’ may just get carried over for another year. It really is glorious. I’m a big fan of “tool” and “toolbox.” But I’m a packrat; I can’t bear throwing anything away- especially an insult. ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/24 "2005-11-07T03:39:41Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > Yeah, ‘douchebag’ is definitely my insult of 2005. In 2004, it was ‘nutsack.’ > > I’m taking suggestions for 2006. If nothing catches my fancy, ‘douchebag’ may just get carried over for another year. It really is glorious. On a particularly hot and humid day, the woman at my favorite liquor store confided in me offhandedly that she was “hot as a sack” laughed for days ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/25 "2005-11-07T03:45:14Z")
Female and I vote not sexist. Funny as hell, though. ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/26 "2005-11-07T04:02:01Z")
Just another generic insult, which most people using don’t even understand. Then again, I was using “dingleberry” for years before I learned that it was a real word. this was a _long_ time ago… ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839/27 "2005-11-07T04:53:36Z")
> [@Operation Ripper](#): > > Okay, what do you employ currently in the alternative? I prefer “jerkwad” (or variations thereof). Maybe it was just where I lived but the use of “douchebag” seemed to decline sometime in the early 80’s. However, it has made a bit of a comeback since I’ve started hearing it more often again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/douche-bag-sexist-insult/329839.md?page=1)