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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.
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Shampnesia
Created by: Count
Pronunciation: shamp-nesch-eyah
Sentence:
Etymology: shamp- (shampoo) + nesia (amnesia)
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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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
Elapsicle
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: ee.lap.sicl
Sentence: "Your honor, I must have gone through an elapsicle - I truly don't remember, whether he was in the shower with me that morning or not."
Etymology: "elapse" as in "not much time had elapsed" and "icicle" the idea of "frozen, still and transparent"
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COMMENTS:
Good! Phonetically brilliant and legally sound. - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 09:32:00
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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
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.
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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Minafugue
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: min-a-fyoog
Sentence: Jenny's day was a mystery to her, being filled with minafugues.
Etymology: Minute + fugue
Taeperesnirrehtal
Created by: cohenarie
Pronunciation: tay' per es neer'' et el
Sentence: Taeperesnerrehtal is the temporal, personal hygiene equivalent of seeing a completely unfamiliar but obviously permanent object during one's daily commute, such as an old barn or a large tree.
Etymology: Read it backwards and you'll get it.
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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