"ShamWow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ShamWows [plural]
Etymology: Trade name, from Blend of chamois + wow. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|chamois|wow}} Blend of chamois + wow Head templates: {{en-noun}} ShamWow (plural ShamWows)
  1. A brand of absorbent cloth.
    Sense id: en-ShamWow-en-noun-Mkru0kN5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009, G. B. Trudeau, My Shorts R Bunching. Thoughts?: The Tweets of Roland Hedley, page 25",
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