Midshave

adv, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A point in time during a shave. uncountable

    "You roll out of bed, ready for a fresh, new day. But it’s the same miserable day it was yesterday. Your electric razor dies in midshave because of a power failure."

Adverb
  1. 1
    During a shave. not-comparable

    "Rumors abound of a ghost who haunts the third dining room, which purportedly was once a barber shop where a local mobster was cut down midshave."

Example

More examples

"Rumors abound of a ghost who haunts the third dining room, which purportedly was once a barber shop where a local mobster was cut down midshave."

Etymology

From mid- + shave.

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