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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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Rinsanity
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: rin-san-ity
Sentence: In a brief moment of rinsanity, Jemima could not remember washing her hair
Etymology: rinse + insanity
Showeringslower
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: show-er-ing-slow-er
Sentence: Aquamaureena got swept away into a dream state by the soothing tranquil warm waters using her lavender aromatherapy bodywash. When she finally opened her eyes, she realized she was showeringslower and had to be at work in ten minutes!
Etymology: Showering; the act of taking a shower. Added > Slower;to slow down.
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COMMENTS:
Welcome Back, abrakadeborah...we have missed you! - Nosila, 2009-09-07: 23:36:00
WOW~thank you! I've kinda missed doing this...:)~ - abrakadeborah, 2009-09-16: 11:14:00
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Shampflummoxed
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation:
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.
Etymology:
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
Lapsaquestionoo
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: lapse-uh-quest-shun-oo
Sentence: I had a particularly acute lapsaquestionoo this morning, thats why i'm late... and why my hair smells so good.
Etymology: from lapse (in time) + question + shampoo
Slumberinse
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sləmbərins
Sentence: Most people use their morning shower to help wake them up. Jill uses hers to get a few more minutes of shut-eye. The only time limit to her slumberinse is the capacity of her hot water heater.
Etymology: slumber (sleep) + rinse (wash with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities)
Nirsauna
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: nir/sah/nuh
Sentence: In her small bathroom with the hot steamy shower running, time stood still, all memories lost as she had slipped into a state of nirsauna.
Etymology: nirvana + sauna
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COMMENTS:
What a wonderful way to wake up to daily routine... - Discoveria, 2007-02-09: 11:53:00
clever... sounds like a word I would use - sabbychankicksass, 2007-04-28: 13:22:00
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Warmhole
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: warm-hoal
Sentence: Snapping out of a momentary trance caused by the relaxing stream of hot water, I realized that I had just gone through a warmhole.
Etymology: wormhole = a hole in time and space & warm because this wouldn't happen to me if I took a cold shower, that's for sure!
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COMMENTS:
Hehe! It can also cause a woman to forget to shave her left leg...uh... not speaking from experience or anything... - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-09: 06:36:00
Then who's leg was it? - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 09:36:00
OK... it was mine. But perhaps I just made a hairror and used the wrong side of the razor? - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-09: 11:01:00
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Blinkout
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'bli[ng]k-aut/
Sentence: After a momentary blinkout, Mr. President suddenly couldn't remember why he'd invaded Iraq in the first place.
Etymology: From blink + out. Reminiscent of zoning out, blanking out, and of blinking.
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COMMENTS:
I apologize for the political jab. It seemed like the funniest thing I could say. - ErWenn, 2007-02-09: 10:15:00
My criticism would be that, unfortunately, Mr. President's blinkouts are not limited to shower-time. - wordmeister, 2007-02-11: 09:38:00
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Tardishampoo
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tar dis sham poo
Sentence: When Liz goes into her shower, she actually loses all sense of time and space. When she has trouble remembering whether or not she washed her hair, she knows it's because she is in her tardishampoo zone.
Etymology: Tardis (name of Dr.Who's British Telecom Phone Box,come timetravelling/universe hopping vehicle, whose acronym means Time And Relative Dimension in Space) & Shampoo (hair cleaner)
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Today's definition was suggested by pandafever. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by pandafever. If you have an idea that you'd like verbotomized, send it to us! Go to: http://www.verbotomy.com/verbinition.php.
Thanks! ~ James