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DEFINITION: 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.
Verboticisms
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Cogjam
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: kog-jam
Sentence: Bob often stayed far too long in the shower. And when he did cogjam set in and instantly he travelled, in his imagination, to Lapland and thought that he was Santa Claus. In reality his split-second cerebral sojourns, were nothing more than mental minyips, where this confused chronoclot didn't know the difference between shaving cream and shampoo.
Etymology: Cogjam: based on "logjam". Blend of "cog"(cognizance:awareness)+jam:(become stuck); Minyip:blend of "min"(imum)& "yip": hitch. Chronoclot:"chrono"& clot(blockage or fool)
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COMMENTS:
Eating a clock often causes time blockage. - Kyoti, 2007-08-16: 10:06:00
You've got to watch out for that. Got any gear to clear such a blockage? Maybe some figjam will do it. - petaj, 2007-08-17: 02:59:00
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Shamnesia
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: sham-knee-shah
Sentence: Stricken with shamnesia, I had absolutely no recollection of how many times I shampooed, rinsed and repeated.
Etymology: shampoo + amnesia
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COMMENTS:
great word! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-17: 04:12:00
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Comacomalavo
Created by: scorpio6000
Pronunciation: [koh'-muh koh'-muh la'-voh
Sentence: My hair does not look greasy! Can I help it if there was a comacomalavo three mornings in a row?
Etymology: n. [L. "coma," lethargic state; + L. "coma," hair; + L. "lavo," wash or clense.
Conditionesia
Created by: IneffableDawn
Pronunciation: con-dish-on-eez-ee-ya
Sentence: She had just shampooed and conditioned her hair, but forgot that she did in an extreme bout of conditionesia.
Etymology: Condition (derived from 'conditioner') Esia (from 'amnesia')
Discontegrination
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: dis-kuhn-teg-ruh-NAY-shun
Sentence: Marissa had just lathered and rinsed, but not repeated, when she felt as if she'd been sucked through a wormhole, which destabilized her shower routine and left her with a pronounced feeling of discontegrination.
Etymology: Disconnection (as in "off the hook") + Tegrin (medicated shampoo that causes tingly sensations) + disintegration (like soap bubbles bursting under a jet of water)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like she had a cosmic shower. - petaj, 2007-08-16: 03:55:00
Seems that Marissa found out that taking a shower is a lot like life: one wrong turn and you find yourself in "hot" water! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-16: 18:18:00
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Higienatus
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: hygiene-ATE-us
Sentence: Harry had shut off the water and brushed his teeth before he realised that a higienatus had occurred and he was still head to toe in lather.
Etymology: hygiene + hiatus
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COMMENTS:
One thing you can say about Harry: he is a clean eater! Good blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-16: 18:38:00
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Shamfugue
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: sham + fyoog
Sentence: Darlene noticed that people at work were looking at her funny all morning, but it wasn't until she visited the ladies room after her third cup of coffee that she figured out why. Apparently she had suffered a shamfugue during her morning shower and forgotten to rinse. Her hair had dried into the tufty mohawk she usually sculpted in lather. The instant she looked in the mirror, her head began to itch unbearably.
Etymology: shampoo + fugue (a period during which a person suffers from loss of memory and upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase)
Shamgapoo
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: sham-gah-poo
Sentence: She felt like she was in a halcion daze whenever she used that new shampoo. On the bottle there was a warning in very small print. It read: "Use with caution. Repeated use may cause shamgapoo. If you experience any drowsiness, memory loss or loss of motor skills please seek medical attention immediately. If you are late for work more than 3 consecutive days that is your problem. Use at your own risk."
Etymology: shampoo + gap (as in space)
Washwarp
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: wash-warp
Sentence: Water conservation officials consider washwarps one of their biggest threats, whereas some haircare manufactures have cited an almost 50% increase in sales due to this phenomenon alone.
Etymology: wash + timewarp
Liquidbraino
Created by: kingofthespill
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COMMENTS:
That's what some people drink that results in brain damage. - petaj, 2007-08-17: 02:48:00
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Comments:
Kyoti - 2007-08-16: 10:07:00
And never let Mom see you running through her house washwarp objects.
Metalflower - 2007-08-16: 18:07:00
I don't know this feeling at all! It has never occured to me! At least in the shower.... Because, what DOES happen often.... I run back to my car to see if it's locked. It never was unlocked, but I simply never remember locking it. ;)
OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-16: 18:25:00
Good word. It seems to me that Water Conservation officials along with their economics make no sense: no matter how much it rains, they always send me a water bill.