,  noun
The ring of itty-bitty hairs and soap film left in the tub after a serious shave.
“Just washed up from my week-long camping trip. Talk about
hanging some bathtub tinsel!”
, noun 
Someone who prefers to wash with shower gel instead of soap.
“No soap on a rope for me! I’m a bottle bather.”
, noun
What you have on your legs when you intentionally go without shaving before a date as a way of making yourself behave.
“I don’t care how hot he is. I’ve got my chastity pelt on, so I’m not getting into trouble.”
, noun
A hair-removal experience where everything seems to go wrong at once.
“The shower ran out of hot water, the drain's clogged and someone’s made off with my Quattro®. I think I’ve got a country song shave on my hands here.”
, noun
A daily prediction of weather conditions that helps you decide how to shave that morning.
“The furcast for today is hot and sunny. Better make sure to do a really good job on my bikini line.”
, noun
Temporarily suspending shaving as a way of punishing your mate for something. Could backfire if you end up uncovering a newfound fetish.
“Jim not only left the toilet seat up five nights in a row—he forgot our anniversary, too. This calls for some serious girlilla warfare.”
, noun
Improvised leg-shaving done outside of the normal tub or shower setting. Includes tricky acts such as shaving in a moving car or in a ladies’ room stall during a dinner date.
“I sure pulled off a hairoic maneuver when I got my legs swimsuit-ready in the airplane’s bathroom before we landed in Cancun.”
, noun
A carefully executed, super-thorough shave to set your mind at ease before a checkup, massage or other appointment that calls for shedding your clothes in front of a total stranger.
“No doubt, Dr. Pierce has seen it all. Still, I can’t help but want to stop home and sneak in a jaybird on the way to his office.”
, noun
The time-saving practice of shaving below the knee only. It’s especially handy during capri season.
“I only need a few minutes to get ready since I’m not washing my hair and I’m going with a kneed to know shave.”
, noun
A spirit-lifting tubful of warm, bubble-bathy water—best climbed into before shaving for a festive occasion such as a holiday party.
“I’ll be in the bathroom enjoying a little legnog to help me relax before we go. Maybe you should drive?”
, noun
The delicious feeling of melting into crisp bed sheets with silky, straight-from-the-bath legs—moments after shaving with a high performance razor.
“It was a perfect night: a good meal, a rented movie and my like buttah legs.”
, noun
Any left-behind stragglers you missed during a bikini line shave. Usually discovered during a really inopportune time, like while on the beach in your skimpy new swimsuit.
“I’ll just die if that hot lifeguard gets a gander of my low tide.”
, adverb
To keep your arms down and close to your body because it’s summer, you’re sleeveless and you forgot to shave your pits.
“After all those stares I got on the bus, I’m going to have to go penguin-style until I can get home to shave tonight.”
, noun
A tiny, prickly spot on an otherwise perfectly shaved leg that you can’t stop petting for the rest of the day. Usually on a “how could I have missed it?” location like the knee.
“During that boring meeting, I kept petting the poky little puppy on my knee under the conference table.”
Prickly Pair noun 
A species of cactus native to North American women during the winter months. Look for its telltale stubble poking through tights-clad legs.
“Since switching to a Quattro® razor, I actually enjoy shaving all year. Sadly, this might mean an early extinction for the poor prickly pair.”
, noun
A small, yet surprisingly gory cut from a cheap plastic razor—which creates your own scary shower scene.
“Although it didn’t hurt, that nick on my ankle
sure turned out to be a psycho!”
Quattrosexual, noun
A guy who keeps his legs smoothly shaven for a competitive sport such as swimming or cycling, yet somehow manages to come off as manly and irresistible to the ladies.
“The only problem with going out with a Quattrosexual like Kevin is that he looks better than me in shorts.”
, noun
No cutting calories or counting carbs! Just shave your legs before stepping on the scale. For best results, wait until you’ve got some major hair growth.
“I swear, I lost a whole ounce this week! And I owe it all to the shin hairs I left behind.”
, verb
To become so engrossed in a drawn-out shave that you fill the bathroom
with a thick, thick fog—your leg hair taken prisoner in the Alcatraz of your tub drain.
“My roommates hate me because I always San Francisco the bathroom right before they need to get ready.”
, noun
What you take when you just can't bring yourself to stop shaving in time to get to work.
“A new 8-pack of refill cartridges and a fresh can of shaving cream? To heck with my annual performance review—this calls for a Schick day.”
, noun
Someone, obviously unenlightened about the Power of 4™, who bangs on the bathroom door while you’re spending quality time with your Quattro®.
“This is a shave invader-free zone! However, you’re welcome to use the restroom at the gas station across the street.”
, noun
When a sneaky person you share a bathroom with shaves her legs with your  razor—without permission—leaving behind traces of yucky hair debris.
“It was gross enough finding Beth’s grubby fingerprints on my bar of soap. But finding her stubble lodged in my Quattro® blades was the worst kind of shower foul.”
, verb
To shave out-of-the-way places such as the toes—where women aren’t shown by movies or magazines to have hair, yet almost all do.
"Because I’ve got dark hair, I make taming the cave lady part of my shaving routine when open-toe season comes around.”
, noun
The blissful sensation of getting wrapped up in clean, fluffy terrycloth right after your shower. Bonus points for a towel that's still hot from the dryer, steamy with that happy fabric softener smell.
“A fancy hotel-quality bath sheet for my body and my head? Now that’s a multiple towelgasm.”
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