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bodywash

noun
body·​wash | \ ˈbä-dē-ˌwȯsh How to pronounce bodywash (audio) , -ˌwäsh\

Definition of bodywash

: a liquid product for cleansing the body

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 The bodywashes and the cleansing oil are available now from the Body Shop. — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, "These New Cruelty-Free Bodywashes Smell Like a Vacation," 8 June 2018

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First Known Use of bodywash

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bodywash was in 1891

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