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Since when is ‘lotion’ a verb?

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Witzend Sat 22-Mar-25 14:43:48

I hope I’m not the only grumpy old pedant to be irritated by a current TV ad (Dove?) telling us the product is for those areas ‘…that you don’t lotion every day’.
Grrrr!

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Oreo Sun 23-Mar-25 12:34:09

Indigo8

It reminds me of the Dominic West adverts for Nationwide where he says 'Muffin me".

That ad makes me smile every time. I also fancy Dominic West
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Mollygo Sun 23-Mar-25 12:39:04

Oreo

JamesandJon33
And what is the motion, if you lotion with a potion.
The locomotion?😄

I’ve a notion it might be just that!

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Witzend Sun 23-Mar-25 12:42:12

Silverbrooks

Since at least 1777.

Well, I concede defeat!
Though must say that in all my 70 odd years of avid reading of everything from the Famous Five to Middlemarch and cornflakes packets, I’ve never once seen it as a verb!

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Allira Sun 23-Mar-25 12:43:20

Indigo8

It reminds me of the Dominic West adverts for Nationwide where he says 'Muffin me".

Oh! That's who he is, I just couldn't remember.

I enjoy those adverts - and I'm with Nationwide 😁

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Luckygirl3 Sun 23-Mar-25 13:42:49

Action - that has become a cerb.

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Luckygirl3 Sun 23-Mar-25 13:42:59

.... or even a verb ....

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