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A highly prevalent subspecies of the cosmetician family, which is characterized by it's robust physical stature, known colloquially as the fat hairdressers. Often seen wearing mostly black.
This morning I witnessed the migration of a group of immature cosmopotamuses as they navigated their way down the alley to the hair dresser school.
by boobybobbler January 14, 2010
Jun 5 Word of the Day
A pubic hair piece. A toupee for the pubic area/genitals. In the 1700’s when mercury was used to treat sexually transmitted diseases (Gonorrhea or Syphilis) one of the side effects was the loss of pubic hair. To disguise this condition, that was not cured by mercury, a Merkin was employed.
17th Century setting: Due to his treatment of the "French Pox" (syphilis) with mercury a merkin Gwendolyn used a Merkin to used to hide the side effects of hair loss and not alarm her husband.
by David W. Tuthill December 30, 2005