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shower in a can en · NOUN
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(humorous) A can of spray-on deodorant, typically used when there is no time for a shower.
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: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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A dry shower.