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soap

UK/səʊp/ US/soʊp/ common informal slang
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

2.

money offered as a bribe

3.

verb

1.

rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

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Origin

From Middle English sope, sape, from Old English sāpe (“soap, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).

Phrases

  • Aleppo soap
  • bar soap
  • bile soap
  • body soap
  • carbolic soap
  • Castile soap
  • curd soap
  • dish soap
  • soap down
  • soap off

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