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The word 'shampoo' first came into English from which language?
The word dates to 1762 in English and traces back through Hindi to a Sanskrit root meaning to press, knead or soothe; the bottle says nothing.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 9:56 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Wikipedia's, the jokes are ours.
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- First reported by Wikipedia: “The word 'shampoo' first came into English from which language?”
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 9:56 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe word shampoo first came into English from which language? A, French. B, Hindi. C, Latin. D, Spanish.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOh, I'm washing this one right out of the park, Hank. I can feel it in my scalp.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, play along. The clock starts now, Chip, and so does the regret.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, so I wash my dog Biscuit every Sunday, and the bottle has big fancy swirly letters on it.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSwirly letters means old, old means Romans, and I bet they had a Biscuit too.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBiscuit just looked at me and blinked. That's a yes. Locking in C, Latin.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's B, Hindi. Per Wikipedia, it comes from a word meaning to press or knead, as in a head massage.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMassage? So every Sunday I've been giving Biscuit the original thing.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty-eight years at this desk, and I've never been this sure a dog has filed a complaint.
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