Spanish for “douche”?

Question

Is there a Spanish equivalent for "douche", as in the insult?

I've search and found several results which, while being correct, either are too regional or lack the force of the English insult.

Answer 1

Some equivalents used in Mexico are: pendejo (literally means pubic hair, and it's kind of the Mexican equivalent to the Spanish gillipollas, and really offensive too), cretino, and idiota.

Answer 2

The Spanish equivalent would be something like "capullo", "imbécil" or "gilipollas", although this last one is more offensive/vulgar.

Answer 3

The English insult douche or douche bag is an idiomatic expression. As such, it is difficult to translate it literally.

A literal douche is a medical device used typically for vaginal cleaning, as during or after a woman's period.

As such, the insult is similar to calling someone a "sh*t bag", or anything else that might be considered unpleasant, unclean, smelly, gross, or disgusting.

The English word has the same Latin roots as the Spanish word for shower, ducha and they are close cognates. The Spanish word for the medical device is also ducha.

However, this clearly is not an insult in Spanish. You might get your point across, but you'd get some odd looks, too, if you used the full expression and called someone a ducha vaginal.