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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.
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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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Rainsin
Created by: feltcap
Pronunciation: rān'sĭn
Sentence: It had been a long day, working a 10 hour shift and coming home to find his cat had knocked all the plants out of the window - it was no wonder he lost track of time in the shower and made it a rainsin.
Etymology: similar to rain - condensed water falling in drops, sin - to violate a moral law (overindulgence leading to negative consequence), sounds like raisin - alluding to the pruning of the skin
Spaboiled
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Spar-boy-eld
Sentence: Having been gardening all day, Joe decided to take a long hot shower. As the hot water splashed around him he felt like he was being wrapped in a blanket. It felt so good he lost all track of time and ended up spaboiled, emerging looking like an over cooked lobster.
Etymology: Spa(a hot water tub) + boiled(to have been immersed in hot water until cooked) = Spaboiled See Parboiled(boil until nearly cooked)
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COMMENTS:
very nice - yellowbird, 2009-02-26: 06:36:00
He was no doubt thinking of his long lost girlfriend Sammin Ella...he lobster and never flounder... - Mustang, 2009-02-26: 07:50:00
terrific and love the puns Mustang - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-26: 10:28:00
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Timewash
Created by: friendlyfiend
Pronunciation: tahym-wosh
Sentence: I got into the shower and was caught in a timewash. I only escaped when the hot water ran out.
Etymology: Timewarp + Wash
Quagmerriment
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: kwag-merh-ih-mint
Sentence: When enraged at the world, budding rapper, Novel-T, took a shower. It became his performance arena. After learning that speakers wouldn't electrocute him, he set them up for surround sound. While lathering himself up into a foam only old Triton could summon, he poured out his angst, hipping and hopping to his heart's content in a state of blessed quagmerriment.
Etymology: From QUAGMIRE, perplexity/hotwater + MERRIMENT, good fun, sportiveness
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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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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Prunerize
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: proon-er-eyes
Sentence: Maggie was so intent on prunerizing herself that she failed to notice the passage of time. When she eventually emerged from the shower, her children were grown and her husband had remarried.
Etymology: prune + tenderize
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)
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)
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