: a bathroom fixture used especially for bathing the external genitals and the anal region
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Two four-story patriotic banners hang outside Team USA’s dorms with athlete rooms featuring a mini fridge, microwave, small bed and Italian-style bathroom complete with a separate bidet.
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Kudos to White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf for keeping up with the times after new Sox slugger Munetaka Murakama noticed the White Sox clubhouse was missing something that would tie the room together — a bidet.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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From in-flight showers and bidet toilets to fresh omakase and wagyu filets, this is the life you're meant to be living at 30,000 feet.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026
But those who have traveled to Europe or Asia may have encountered bidets when duty called.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Kudos to White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf for keeping up with the times after new Sox slugger Munetaka Murakama noticed the White Sox clubhouse was missing something that would tie the room together — a bidet.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
By Hannah Towey June 24, 2025 The Best First Class Plane Seats That Money Can Buy
From in-flight showers and bidet toilets to fresh omakase and wagyu filets, this is the life you're meant to be living at 30,000 feet.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026
But those who have traveled to Europe or Asia may have encountered bidets when duty called.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bidet
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“Bidet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bidet. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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bidet
noun
bi·det
bi-ˈdā 
: a bathroom fixture about the height of the seat of a chair used especially for bathing the external genitals and the anal region
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