shower in a can

noun

A can of spray-on deodorant, typically used when there is no time for a shower.

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Meanings

noun
  1. humorousA can of spray-on deodorant, typically used when there is no time for a shower.

    I brushed my teeth, changed my clothes and sprayed on a healthy portion of deodorant – or as I like to call it, shower in a can.

    2017, Graham Hughes, Man of the World: Book 1 of The Odyssey Expedition
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    Many can last without a shower with equal aplomb, until the old nooks and crannies start getting a bit whiffy—even then, though, there's that marvellous modern solution—shower in a can.

    2011, Tony Inman, The Parrot & The Lady, page 147
  2. A dry shower.
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