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'Did I just shampoo?'

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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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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All day in the shower? She must have turned into a prune. - wordmeister, 2007-02-10: 14:10:00

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Prellhell

Created by: Madamemojo

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Shampoadict

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: shampoo adict

Sentence: when i wonder under the shower, it comes because i am an shampooadict

Etymology: shampoo and adicted to

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Splashdrift

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: S-plash-drif-T

Sentence: "Rachel must be having some serious splashdrift, she's been in the shower for 40 minutes!"

Etymology: splash + drift

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Didjavu

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: did-ja-voo

Sentence: Annie, who frequently suffered from attacks of didjavu, could empty an entire bottle of shampoo on a really bad day.

Etymology: Pun on deja vu, to sound like "did ya?" as in 'did you or did you not...?'

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Wonderful! - ErWenn, 2007-02-10: 01:50:00

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Dreamrinse

Created by: kbones

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This was pretty good! - allwise, 2007-02-12: 02:45:00

Yes it is good! - wordmeister, 2007-02-12: 09:54:00

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Shampflummoxed

Created by: geoamnesia

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Sentence: I had been showering for some time, feeling quite relaxed, when suddenly it hit me: I was shampflummoxed and couldn't bring myself to rinse my hair.

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Soapophoric

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: so-po-FOR-ik

Sentence: I find that eucalyptus shampoo is the most soapophoric for me. Sometimes I even leave my body, but when I return, *somebody* has shaved me...

Etymology: soap (eu) phoric (sopophoric)

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Scrubaffle

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: scrub + aff + ull

Sentence: Sorry I'm late, I got totally scrubaffled in the shower this morning.

Etymology: scrub + baffle

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COMMENTS:

is that pronounced like ms. crabapple on simpsons? - Alchemist, 2007-02-09: 19:53:00

erasmus I like this one, I can see myself using this. - erasmus, 2007-02-13: 11:24:00

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Engrossoak

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: en-grow-soak

Sentence: Liz was so engrossoaked in her ritual pampering in the shower after a hard day at work that she lost track of time.

Etymology: engross (to absorb the attention) + soak (to bathe thoroughly)

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-09: 00:28:01
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-09: 00:28:01
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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-02-09: 00:28:01
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Thanks! ~ James