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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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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
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.
Meomorywash
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: memory wash
Sentence: I had a memorywash this morning, now I cant remember if I just got wet or if I did actually scrub properly
Etymology: bit obvious really and I'm just adding the words I missed recently.
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)
Shamnesia
Created by: purpleartichokes
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
Nozzlebrain
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation: noz-l-brane
Sentence: I forgot to rinse the shampoo out of my hair this morning. What a nozzlebrain!
Etymology: Nozzle + brain
Splashdashgash
Created by: NohWoman
Pronunciation: splash-dash-gash
Sentence: Emerging from a daydream, Winona found herself under a stream of cold water, her arms covered in shaving cream, and, oh no, it was already dark out. She was used to the occasional splashdashgash during her morning shower, but this was ridiculous.
Etymology: Splash: as in the splashing of water in the shower Dash: brief, momentary; Gash: break, tear.
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COMMENTS:
All day in the shower? She must have turned into a prune. - wordmeister, 2007-02-10: 14:10:00
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Slumberinse
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sləmbərins
Sentence: Most people use their morning shower to help wake them up. Jill uses hers to get a few more minutes of shut-eye. The only time limit to her slumberinse is the capacity of her hot water heater.
Etymology: slumber (sleep) + rinse (wash with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities)
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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Vidalsasomaly
Created by: alphabetapolothology
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I ran out of hot water because I had a Vidalsasomaly and ended up shampooing twice.
Etymology: Vidal sassoon & anomaly
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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