bathwater

[ bath-waw-ter, -wot-er, bahth- ]

noun

1. water for bathing: bath: bathe:

   He ran the bathwater while he shaved.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bathwater¹

First recorded in 1910–15; bath ¹ + water

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. throw out the baby with the bathwater, to eliminate or reject the good along with the bad.

Example Sentences

As she drinks out of an official Marías water bottle that reads “María’s Bathwater” — a layered joke shared between the group and their fan base — she recalls the exact moment she felt the group had passed the breakup test.

From Los Angeles Times

I understand the desire for “House of the Dragon” to separate itself, tonally and narratively, from “Game of Thrones,” but far too often, as franchises grow, they throw out the barbed wit with the bathwater.

From Los Angeles Times

A research paper published in Karnataka state has also reported cases of infants locally and in places like Nigeria contracting the infection from bathwater.

From BBC

It was the first performance from the Gwen Stefani-fronted rock band in almost a decade, and Olivia joined them to sing Bathwater.

From BBC

Of course, in “Saltburn,” that image ended up being a vampiric brat who drinks bathwater and plots to murder his only friend in the world.

From Los Angeles Times