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'Did I just shampoo?'

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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Relapther

Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I relapthered this morning hoping it was indeed the first time I'd washed my hair.

Etymology: from lapse in memory and lather or relather depending on whether your laps is accurate on.

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Meomorywash

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: memory wash

Sentence: I had a memorywash this morning, now I cant remember if I just got wet or if I did actually scrub properly

Etymology: bit obvious really and I'm just adding the words I missed recently.

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Shamnesia

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: sham-nee-zha

Sentence: It was not going to be a good day. While in the shower, Sue passed through a watergate and suffered a bout of shamnesia. Later, she showed up at work with fresh-smelling, albeit greasy hair.

Etymology: shampoo, amnesia

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Loofaland

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I musta been in loofa land, I can't remember if I washed my hair.

Etymology: like lala-land, except with loofa.

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Prellhell

Created by: Madamemojo

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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Blinkout

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /'bli[ng]k-aut/

Sentence: After a momentary blinkout, Mr. President suddenly couldn't remember why he'd invaded Iraq in the first place.

Etymology: From blink + out. Reminiscent of zoning out, blanking out, and of blinking.

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COMMENTS:

I apologize for the political jab. It seemed like the funniest thing I could say. - ErWenn, 2007-02-09: 10:15:00

My criticism would be that, unfortunately, Mr. President's blinkouts are not limited to shower-time. - wordmeister, 2007-02-11: 09:38:00

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Soapflake

Created by: smokey

Pronunciation: SOPE-flay-k

Sentence: As I combed my hair this morning, I realized that I had soapflaked again, because it was still kinda nappy.

Etymology: "Flaking", as in forgetting, to use soap on some part of the body.

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Shampause

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sham-PAWZ

Sentence: The calming effect of the shower often resulted in Carmen having a shampause and unsure of whether or not she actually washed her hair.

Etymology: Blend of shampoo and pause: (a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action)

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Vidalsasomaly

Created by: alphabetapolothology

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I ran out of hot water because I had a Vidalsasomaly and ended up shampooing twice.

Etymology: Vidal sassoon & anomaly

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Slumberinse

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sləmbərins

Sentence: Most people use their morning shower to help wake them up. Jill uses hers to get a few more minutes of shut-eye. The only time limit to her slumberinse is the capacity of her hot water heater.

Etymology: slumber (sleep) + rinse (wash with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities)

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-09: 00:28:01
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-09: 00:28:01
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Thanks! ~ James