Weird isn't it!
2007-07-13 12:20:04 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
The origin of "shampoo" has nothing directly to do with hair (and does not, puns aside, involve our modern word "sham," meaning "phony"). "Shampoo" comes from the Hindi word "campo," meaning "to press," and a "shampoo," which entered English around 1762, was originally a full-body massage. In fact, until the mid-19th century, asking for a "shampoo" would get you pummeled by a masseur (or masseuse) and slathered with oils and lotions. Only lastly (if you lasted that long) would your hair be washed. By about 1860, however, "shampoo" had attained its exclusive modern meaning of "washing the hair."
2007-07-13 12:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I hate to spoil your party, but I've got an actual answer to this question, as it is one of my favorites when I'm hanging out with buddies. It's a foreign word, Hindi, meaning to massage.
2007-07-16 19:18:17 · answer #2 · answered by chick2lit 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So, if you're one of those people that washes their hair twice, you'd use poo poo? : )
2007-07-16 19:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by Babs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
real poo is alot weirder than real poo
how did you come up with that
2007-07-14 08:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by mocha swirl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Very good play on words!
Why do we say tuna fish and not salmon fish?
2007-07-16 21:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by Buzzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would we call it real poo?
2007-07-13 19:24:18 · answer #6 · answered by princess 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
dont know dont care
2007-07-18 09:00:42 · answer #7 · answered by jane s 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it is
2007-07-13 19:37:34 · answer #8 · answered by livia singh 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
lol. :D
2007-07-13 19:39:21 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah S 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
what????????????????
2007-07-19 18:25:36 · answer #10 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋