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DEFINITION: v. To take a really long, relaxing, shower; so long in fact, that you loose concept of time. n. A prolonged shower that uses up a whole tank of hot water and leaves the bather looking like a boiled raisin.
Verboticisms
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Damprune
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: damproōn
Sentence: Jeremy was told that a hot shower can give your skin a fresh healthy look. After overdoing it for nearly an hour his new look is more like a damprune.
Etymology: damp (slightly wet) + damn + prune (a plum preserved by drying, having a black, wrinkled appearance)
Eauvertime
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: overtime
Sentence: Even though Bob worked at the public swimming pool, there was nothing he liked more than eauvertime to unwind.
Etymology: eau (fr - water) + overtime (additional hours)
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COMMENTS:
eau dear - galwaywegian, 2009-02-26: 06:41:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-02-26: 06:44:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-26: 10:26:00
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Htwohno
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: aych + too + ooo + nooo
Sentence: Carsten was quickly looking puckered and dry. He did not realize how much time he was spending in the shower and puzzled over his water bills. Today was truly htwohno time as he went through an entire tank of hot water, missed three phone calls, was late for work and to top it off, when he got to work no one recognized him.
Etymology: H20 + oh no >> H2O (water, the most abundant molecule on the face of the earth) oh no (An exclamation or expression of alarm, concern, or resentment about a problem or error)
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COMMENTS:
terrific sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-26: 10:32:00
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Gablution
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: gab loo shun
Sentence: When Susie takes a shower, she uses her ear-phone and multi-tasks by showering and catching up with her friends and relatives. Her husband calls this ritual her gablution. He also calls it expensive to use her phone so much and use up all the hot water.
Etymology: gab (talk excessively, for a long time) & Ablution (ritual cleansing;daily personal hygiene routine)
Exfoiliatrophy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ex/fole/ee/a/troe/fee
Sentence: When they found Prunella, the shower was still running and she had finally succumbed to exfoliatrophy.
Etymology: exfoliate + atrophy
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - TJayzz, 2009-02-26: 06:42:00
Pruney no doubt put the Exfoilia Trophy in her trophy cabinet and added it to her many other awards. - Mustang, 2009-02-26: 07:48:00
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Vegaturate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: vedj_ATCH-uhr-ayt
Sentence: Though he didnt set out to fritter away his afternoon, Luther nevertheless did in fact vegaturate in the whirlpool bath until he was totally pruney and out of energy and ambition.
Etymology: Blend of 'vegetate' (To exist in a state of physical or mental inactivity or insensibility) and 'saturate'(to soak, impregnate, or imbue thoroughly or completely)
Steamtuary
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: steem/tu/ar/y
Sentence: After a difficult and stressful day in the office jungle, Joe loves to turn on his shower and step into his tranquil, peaceful and timeless steamtuary.
Etymology: STEAMTUARY - noun from STEAM (the mist formed when the vapor from hot water condenses in the air) + SANCTUARY (a sacred place, such as a shower, in which one is immune to the presses and worries of the outside world)
Scrublutions
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: skrub loo shuns
Sentence: When Dr. Who does his scrublutions, he does so in his shower cabinet that looks like a red British phone booth. He calls it his Tardishower. By the time he is finished washing every part of him and then some,over and over,he has crossed into another time and dimension. This is how he makes a clean getaway...
Etymology: Scrub (wash thoroughly;the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water) & Ablutions (ritual washing) TARDIS (acronym for Dr.Who's travel chamber...Time And Relative Dimensions in Space)
Minuwet
Created by: tessawessa
Pronunciation: miin/you/wet
Sentence: The art of the long, slow dance taken in the shower prior to beginning the 8 hour ritual of work. The participant often can sunstain the dance movements until visable hyperhydration occurs on the finger tips. Post-minuet, the shower participant often will feel overwhelmingly lathered, something that requires thorough towel-use in order to return to the normal state of dry.
Etymology: From the French word, "minuet". A 17th century dance...
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COMMENTS:
like it! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-26: 14:30:00
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Catawrecked
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kat a rekt
Sentence: The cataract left him catawrecked as he wobbled out of the bathroom, leaving a trail of flesh behind.
Etymology: cataract, wrecked
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COMMENTS:
gruesome but funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-26: 10:31:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by splendiction. Thank you splendiction. ~ James
splendiction - 2009-02-26: 22:00:00
-you're welcome. This def. was dedicated to all those family members who deprive us of warm water!
Today's definition was suggested by splendiction. Thank you splendiction. ~ James