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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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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)

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Washeimers

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: WASH/hiy/merz

Sentence: I get washeimers every time i take a shower and can never remember if i washed my hair yet or not.

Etymology: wash+alzheimer's

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COMMENTS:

Politically correct? Maybe not, but I guess that's the way we like 'em... - Discoveria, 2007-02-09: 16:18:00

haha of course! - Javeson1, 2007-02-10: 02:39:00

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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:

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Scrubaffle

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: scrub + aff + ull

Sentence: Sorry I'm late, I got totally scrubaffled in the shower this morning.

Etymology: scrub + baffle

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COMMENTS:

is that pronounced like ms. crabapple on simpsons? - Alchemist, 2007-02-09: 19:53:00

erasmus I like this one, I can see myself using this. - erasmus, 2007-02-13: 11:24:00

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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)

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Xanapoo

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: zan-uh-poo

Sentence: Don't know if it is the streaming water, the warmth of the mist or the fragrant lather in her hair but her morning shower sends Jill to Xanapoo. The only thing that brings her back to chilling reality is her small-capacity water heater.

Etymology: Xanadu (a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment) + shampoo (to wash the head or hair)

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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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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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Deshampoo

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: de-sham-poo

Sentence: Desiree had a moment of deshampoo -"Haven't I used this shampoo-bottle before?"

Etymology: deja-vu - the feeling of having done something before. shampoo -bottle filled with gooey liquid said to enhance your natural fragrance and leave you're hair moist and dry.

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COMMENTS:

I should have thought of this one... but wait, I think I did, in the shower...oh oh, I'm having a deshampoo... - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 09:40:00

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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?

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