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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.
Verboticisms
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Shamnesia
Created by: purpleartichokes
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
Soapophoric
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: so-po-FOR-ik
Sentence: I find that eucalyptus shampoo is the most soapophoric for me. Sometimes I even leave my body, but when I return, *somebody* has shaved me...
Etymology: soap (eu) phoric (sopophoric)
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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Shampflummoxed
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I had been showering for some time, feeling quite relaxed, when suddenly it hit me: I was shampflummoxed and couldn't bring myself to rinse my hair.
Etymology:
Sprayvana
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sprāvänə
Sentence: After a long, rough day at work, Mary entered the world of sprayvana she calls her shower. When she enters this state she can\'t remember all the stupid things her boss told her, her children\'s names, does she even have children?, or the fact that the new puppy just chewed up her favorite shoes. Then she comes screaming back to reality when she realizes she has been showering too long as the hot water runs out. She quickly rinses the shampoo out of her hair and turns off the water with her pruney fingers as she one of her whelplings bellows, MOM!
Etymology: spray [sprinkle or cover (someone or something) with a shower of tiny drops of liquid] + nirvana [a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place]
Cosmicshower
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: COS-mic-SHOW-er
Sentence: I just had an out-of-this-world experience in the bathroom -- it was a comicshower, man!. When I came to, I couldn't remember if I'd just got out of the shower, or if I was just getting in.
Etymology: cosmic shower (hot gas expelled from the starburst) + cosmic (immeasurably extended in time and space) + shower (a bath in which water is sprayed on the body)
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COMMENTS:
I like this verbotomy. In my case, it does not necessarily involve shampooing. I've dumped a hand-full of conditioner on my hand prior to shampooing. More than once. I admit to cosmicshowering. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-09: 19:39:00
Thanks purpleartichokes. - petaj, 2007-02-13: 05:58:00
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Shampoonesia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sham poo neesj sja
Sentence: When Melody stepped into the warm, steamy shower, the soapy water helped ease her weary bones and relax her. The lovely smell, cranial massage and warm inviting feeling gave her a good case of shampoonesia. Too bad the twins had learned to unlock the bathroom door and her shampooblivion was too short-lived.
Etymology: Shampoo(to wash the hair) & Amnesia (partial or total memory loss)
Warmhole
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: warm-hoal
Sentence: Snapping out of a momentary trance caused by the relaxing stream of hot water, I realized that I had just gone through a warmhole.
Etymology: wormhole = a hole in time and space & warm because this wouldn't happen to me if I took a cold shower, that's for sure!
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COMMENTS:
Hehe! It can also cause a woman to forget to shave her left leg...uh... not speaking from experience or anything... - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-09: 06:36:00
Then who's leg was it? - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 09:36:00
OK... it was mine. But perhaps I just made a hairror and used the wrong side of the razor? - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-09: 11:01:00
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Spraydream
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: spray-dream
Sentence: Melanie was caught up in a lovely spraydream when she suddenly realized that she was going to be late for work and she hadn't finished her shower yet.
Etymology: wordplay on daydream
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COMMENTS:
Very nice. I love it when the base word fits the definition too. - artr, 2009-09-07: 10:34:00
Spray, just a little bit longer... - Nosila, 2009-09-07: 23:38:00
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Shamportal
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sham pour tal
Sentence: The new shower unit caused havoc, flaying the skin grom her shoulders as she struggled with the shamportal.
Etymology: shampoo+portal
Comments:
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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