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sham·poo

[sham-poo] verb, -pooed, -poo·ing, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
2.
to clean (rugs, upholstery, or the like) with a special preparation.
3.
Archaic. to massage.
noun
4.
the act of shampooing.
5.
a preparation used for shampooing, especially one that does not leave a soap film.

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Origin:
1755–65; earlier champo to massage < an inflected form of Hindi cāmpnā literally, to press

sham·poo·er, noun
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shampoo (ʃæmˈpuː)
 
n
1.  a liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent to wash the hair
2.  a similar preparation for washing carpets, etc
3.  the process of shampooing
 
vb , -poos, -pooing, -pooed
4.  (tr) to wash (the hair, etc) with such a preparation
 
[C18: from Hindi chāmpo, from chāmpnā to knead]
 
sham'pooer
 
n

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shampoo
1762, "to massage," from Anglo-Indian shampoo, from Hindi champo, imperative of champna "to press, knead the muscles," perhaps from Skt. capayati "pounds, kneads." Meaning "wash the hair" first recorded 1860; extended 1954 to carpets, upholstery, etc. The noun meaning "soap for shampooing" first recorded
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    champagne. (See also cham; champers; poo.) : There is nothing like shampoo to liven up a party!
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