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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
1755–65; earlier champo to massage < an inflected form of Hindi cāmpnā literally, to press
Related forms
sham·poo·er, noun
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shampoo (ʃæmˈpuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
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
1866.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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