Verboticisms

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 Points: 23

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Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: sham + fyoog

Sentence: Darlene noticed that people at work were looking at her funny all morning, but it wasn't until she visited the ladies room after her third cup of coffee that she figured out why. Apparently she had suffered a shamfugue during her morning shower and forgotten to rinse. Her hair had dried into the tufty mohawk she usually sculpted in lather. The instant she looked in the mirror, her head began to itch unbearably.

Etymology: shampoo + fugue (a period during which a person suffers from loss of memory and upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase)

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Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: wash-warp

Sentence: Water conservation officials consider washwarps one of their biggest threats, whereas some haircare manufactures have cited an almost 50% increase in sales due to this phenomenon alone.

Etymology: wash + timewarp

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: day-zharm-poo

Sentence: as i put the 2-in-1 through my hair i was struck by a feeling of dejampoo

Etymology: deja vu, shampoo

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: NEHK-suh-nehk-suhs

Sentence: It was as Alex's mind drifted off to how tonight's date might go that he found himself trapped in the Nexxusnexus, which resulted in his date dumping him because of his unshampooed hair.

Etymology: Nexxus (brand of shampoo) + Nexus (in Star Trek, a spatial anomaly within which reality appears distorted)

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COMMENTS:

Clever like a Foxxfox. - Kyoti, 2007-08-16: 10:04:00

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Created by: scorpio6000

Pronunciation: [koh'-muh koh'-muh la'-voh

Sentence: My hair does not look greasy! Can I help it if there was a comacomalavo three mornings in a row?

Etymology: n. [L. "coma," lethargic state; + L. "coma," hair; + L. "lavo," wash or clense.

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Created by: StigAllan

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I do not understand why thes unpowernaps occur whenever there is something I need to remember

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Created by: kingofthespill

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COMMENTS:

That's what some people drink that results in brain damage. - petaj, 2007-08-17: 02:48:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: sham-knee-shah

Sentence: Stricken with shamnesia, I had absolutely no recollection of how many times I shampooed, rinsed and repeated.

Etymology: shampoo + amnesia

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COMMENTS:

great word! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-17: 04:12:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: sham-gah-poo

Sentence: She felt like she was in a halcion daze whenever she used that new shampoo. On the bottle there was a warning in very small print. It read: "Use with caution. Repeated use may cause shamgapoo. If you experience any drowsiness, memory loss or loss of motor skills please seek medical attention immediately. If you are late for work more than 3 consecutive days that is your problem. Use at your own risk."

Etymology: shampoo + gap (as in space)

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