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DEFINITION: n. A momentary break in the time-space continuum, which often occurs while showering, and leaves one wondering whether or not they have shampooed their hair. v. To lose track of time while showering.
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Showerhour
Created by: Franneke
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I took me five minutes to take a showerhour
Etymology:
Disscrubtonica
Created by: imagica
Pronunciation: dis-scrub-tonica
Sentence: I'm sorry my hair looks so bad today, I had a brief bout of disscrubtonica in the shower today.
Etymology:
Showeringslower
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: show-er-ing-slow-er
Sentence: Aquamaureena got swept away into a dream state by the soothing tranquil warm waters using her lavender aromatherapy bodywash. When she finally opened her eyes, she realized she was showeringslower and had to be at work in ten minutes!
Etymology: Showering; the act of taking a shower. Added > Slower;to slow down.
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COMMENTS:
Welcome Back, abrakadeborah...we have missed you! - Nosila, 2009-09-07: 23:36:00
WOW~thank you! I've kinda missed doing this...:)~ - abrakadeborah, 2009-09-16: 11:14:00
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Engrossoak
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: en-grow-soak
Sentence: Liz was so engrossoaked in her ritual pampering in the shower after a hard day at work that she lost track of time.
Etymology: engross (to absorb the attention) + soak (to bathe thoroughly)
Minafugue
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: min-a-fyoog
Sentence: Jenny's day was a mystery to her, being filled with minafugues.
Etymology: Minute + fugue
Dejampoo
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: dA-jam-poo
Sentence: Marty closed eyes under the shower, and in a state of dejampoo, reached down to grab the bottle. You'd think the odd shape would have warned him. No. He twisted it open. You'd think the acrid smell of lemon-ammonia would have alerted him. No. He massaged it into his hair. You’d think that the corrosive power of toilet-bowl bleach etching into his scalp would have stirred him from his reverie. Well, it did actually -- after about five minutes. Marty is now a very bleached blonde.
Etymology: deja+shampoo
Hydroamnesia
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: high-deo-amneesia
Sentence: The unexpected instance of hydroamnesia made him move his hand from the soapy lather on his chest to his feet to make sure he had remembered to first remove his shoes.
Etymology: hydeo - water added to amnesia. Easy, eh?
Tardishampoo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tar dis sham poo
Sentence: When Liz goes into her shower, she actually loses all sense of time and space. When she has trouble remembering whether or not she washed her hair, she knows it's because she is in her tardishampoo zone.
Etymology: Tardis (name of Dr.Who's British Telecom Phone Box,come timetravelling/universe hopping vehicle, whose acronym means Time And Relative Dimension in Space) & Shampoo (hair cleaner)
Shampoadict
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: shampoo adict
Sentence: when i wonder under the shower, it comes because i am an shampooadict
Etymology: shampoo and adicted to
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Today's definition was suggested by pandafever. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by pandafever. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James