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SHOW-uh-jel/ˈʃaʊə dʒel/

Shower gel (id: shower-gel) is liquid soap used in the shower (often uncountable). A soap bar sits in a dish; bubble bath is for a tub. PE: shower gel in the changing room is fine; sharing a bottle is still an infection-control fail.

Meaning

Liquid soap used in the shower (often uncountable).

Examples

• “Shower gel in the PE changing room is fine; sharing a bottle is still an infection-control fail.”
• “Shower-gel on the boarding rota is named; squeezing a housemate’s bottle empty is still theft.”

Good to know

shower gel (often uncountable). Contrast: a soap bar / bubble bath. PE / boarding. Mix-up: a gel in science can mean a thick colloid; shower gel is the wash product.

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