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sham⋅poo

  [sham-poo] verb, -pooed, -poo⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to wash (the head or hair), esp. 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, esp. one that does not leave a soap film.
Origin:
1755–65; earlier champo to massage < an inflected form of Hindi cāmpnā lit., to press

Related forms:
sham⋅poo⋅er, noun
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sham·poo   (shām-pōō')   
n.   pl. sham·poos

  1. Any of various liquid or cream preparations of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and scalp.

  2. Any of various cleaning agents for rugs, upholstery, or cars.

  3. The act or process of washing or cleaning with shampoo.

tr. & intr.v.   sham·pooed, sham·poo·ing, sham·poos
To wash or undergo washing with shampoo.

[From Hindi cāṁpō, imperative of cāṁpnā, to press.]
sham·poo'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
shampoo

  1. n.
    champagne. (See also cham; champers; poo.) : There is nothing like shampoo to liven up a party!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

shampoo  (v.)
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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