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ShamWow

ShamWow noun: a brand of absorbent cloth.

Noun

ShamWow (plural ShamWows)

  1. A brand of absorbent cloth.
    • You might as well buy a couple of ShamWows and least you get your money's worth.2009, John C Bieber, Angels
    • "Use this Shamwow to absorb someone else's soul while you suck on the other end."2010, Scott Adams, Dilbert comic strip

Examples of ShamWow in a sentence

  • From now on, will soak up her briefings like Shamwow.2009, G. B. Trudeau, My Shorts R Bunching. Thoughts?: The Tweets of Roland Hedley, page 25:
  • He had sincere ambition, and he would soak up information like a "ShamWOW" sponge.2008, Jeff Zahratka, Sweepers Sweepers Man Your Brooms: An Enlisted Man's Story, page 167:

Forms of ShamWow

pluralShamWows

Origin of ShamWow

Trade name, from Blend of chamois + wow.

Questions about ShamWow

What does ShamWow mean?
ShamWow means a brand of absorbent cloth.
How do you use ShamWow in a sentence?
From now on, will soak up her briefings like Shamwow.
What part of speech is ShamWow?
ShamWow is a noun.
What is the plural of ShamWow?
The plural of ShamWow is ShamWows.

Words near ShamWow in the dictionary

  1. shamshirs
  2. shamstep
  3. shamus
  4. shamuses
  5. Shamva
  6. ShamWow
  7. ShamWows
  8. Shamy
  9. shamyana
  10. shamyanah
  11. shamyanahs

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