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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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Dreamrinse

Created by: kbones

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This was pretty good! - allwise, 2007-02-12: 02:45:00

Yes it is good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-12: 09:54:00

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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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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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Engrossoak

CharlieB

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)

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Didjavu

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: did-ja-voo

Sentence: Annie, who frequently suffered from attacks of didjavu, could empty an entire bottle of shampoo on a really bad day.

Etymology: Pun on deja vu, to sound like "did ya?" as in 'did you or did you not...?'

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Wonderful! - ErWenn, 2007-02-10: 01:50:00

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Steamnesia

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: steam-nee-shia

Sentence: In the shower Suzanne often got steamnesia and would forget if she washed her hair yet.

Etymology: steam + nesia (from amnesia)

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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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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.

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Lapsaquestionoo

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: lapse-uh-quest-shun-oo

Sentence: I had a particularly acute lapsaquestionoo this morning, thats why i'm late... and why my hair smells so good.

Etymology: from lapse (in time) + question + shampoo

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Showermhole

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: sh-ow-erm-hole

Sentence: sure she was clean but how come it was suddenly 1836...obviously she'd fallen through another damn showermhole

Etymology: shower, worm-hole

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Sprayvana

artr

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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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