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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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Minafugue

DaddyNewt

Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: min-a-fyoog

Sentence: Jenny's day was a mystery to her, being filled with minafugues.

Etymology: Minute + fugue

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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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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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Splashdrift

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: S-plash-drif-T

Sentence: "Rachel must be having some serious splashdrift, she's been in the shower for 40 minutes!"

Etymology: splash + drift

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Blacholetime

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: blats-holietime

Sentence: It was a very bussy day, tonight its blacholetime

Etymology: blackhole an time

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Pertnesia

Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: pert-knees-ya

Sentence: Mike tried squeaking a tuft of hair between two fingers, but that gave no clue. DAMN THIS PERTNESIA!

Etymology: Pert™ + amnesia

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Xeplenesia

kaenif

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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Shamparadox

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: sham-par-a-dox

Sentence: David, not recalling if he shampooed his hair, exited the bathroom and grabbed the text book, hoping the shamparadox theory can give him some insight.

Etymology: shampoo/paradox, refering to the black hole information paradox theory by Hawking

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Dejampoo

Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: dA-jam-poo

Sentence: Marty closed eyes under the shower, and in a state of dejampoo, reached down to grab the bottle. You'd think the odd shape would have warned him. No. He twisted it open. You'd think the acrid smell of lemon-ammonia would have alerted him. No. He massaged it into his hair. You’d think that the corrosive power of toilet-bowl bleach etching into his scalp would have stirred him from his reverie. Well, it did actually -- after about five minutes. Marty is now a very bleached blonde.

Etymology: deja+shampoo

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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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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