champied
adj.— «If you’ve ever fallen into a dreamy stupor while having your hair washed at the hairdresser on a Saturday morning, then you’ve been “champied.” The Hindi word champi refers to head massage and is the origin of the word shampoo.» —“Complementary medicine: Indian head massage” by Rebecca McQuillan Herald (Glasgow, Scotland) Aug. 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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