Verboticisms

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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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)

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Created by: kaenif

Pronunciation: [sɛpləˈniːʒə] /sep-luh-NEE-zhuh/

Sentence: Why is your shampoo used up so quickly? I always realise I have washed my hair twice after rinsing. Stupid xeplenesia.

Etymology: Greek ξεπλένω - xepléno - rinse ἀμνησία - amnesia

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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]

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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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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

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: tar diss sham poo

Sentence: Rosie lost all track of time and space when she entered the shower and commenced her tardishampoo. She was running late today and accidentally grabbed the Drano instead, as her eyes were closed to keep out the stinging. When she realized she had grabbed the wrong product, she went to call a doctor for advice, but Dr.Who???

Etymology: TARDIS (Dr.Who's phonebox/spaceship which is an acronym for "TIME AND RELATIVE DIMENSIONS IN SPACE"...it's actually a huge space inside). & Shampoo (to wash, lather and rinse hair & product which cleans hair).

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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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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sh ow rs

Sentence: the water power and the fantasy life inside her head turned her shower into a shour

Etymology: shower hour

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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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