champissage
n.— «We use a chopping technique called champissage (where the English word shampoo comes from), hair tugging to stimulate the scalp and follicles, as well as pressing on marma, or pressure points.» —“Lunchtime fix: Indian head massage” by Claire McDonald Times (London, England) Feb. 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Susan from Virginia Beach, Virginia, shares the phrase her mother used when the kids refused to eat: It’ll grow hair on your back teeth. This supposed motivator likely blends two older traditions: a German idiom, Haare auf den Zähnen haben...
To noodle meaning “to think on” is so-named because it from noddle, an old word for “head,” and not because a brain looks like a clump of pasta noodles. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “To Noodle with Your Noddle” Hi there. You...