Verboticism: Discontegrination

'Did I just shampoo? Or was that cream rinse?'

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.

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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: Discontegrination

petaj - 2007-08-16: 03:55:00
Sounds like she had a cosmic shower.

OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-16: 18:18:00
Seems that Marissa found out that taking a shower is a lot like life: one wrong turn and you find yourself in "hot" water!