washlet
English edit
Etymology edit
From a trademark. Calque of Japanese ウォッシュレット (wosshuretto). Blend of wash + toilet, or wash + -let.
Noun edit
washlet (plural washlets)
- (colloquial) A bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.
- 2015 November 18, Steven Kurutz, “The Cult of the Toto Toilet”, in New York Times[1]:
- Toto doesn’t sell its washlets in big-box stores like Home Depot, preferring the showroom experience instead.