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Since when is ‘lotion’ a verb?

(32 Posts)
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!

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

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

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

Action - that has become a cerb.

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 😁

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!

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!

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
blush

Oreo Sun 23-Mar-25 12:32:55

JamesandJon33

And what is the motion, if you lotion with a potion.

The locomotion?😄

Oreo Sun 23-Mar-25 12:31:51

Aldom

Thank you for the recommendation Pascal. On a daily basis I use CeraVe
but will treat myself to the lavender and geranium for 'going out'. smile

I tried CeraVe as it’s cheap as chips but it smells unpleasant and is a bit thick to rub in. The Vaseline range is good and only a pound dearer and a larger size.

Aldom Sun 23-Mar-25 11:15:19

Thank you for the recommendation Pascal. On a daily basis I use CeraVe
but will treat myself to the lavender and geranium for 'going out'. smile

mrsmeldrew Sun 23-Mar-25 09:47:39

To "pencil" or "table" and my pet hate from the world of work "to leverage"

pascal30 Sun 23-Mar-25 09:41:56

Aldom

kircubbin2000

I don't lotion anything. I think it's one of the biggest cons in the beauty business!

It is very important to moisturise (lotion) one's legs to avoid leg ulcers.
That's medical advice.

Try Faith in Nature lavender and geranium body lotion.. it is absolutely delicious. I lotion arms and legs regularly

Aldom Sun 23-Mar-25 09:21:08

kircubbin2000

I don't lotion anything. I think it's one of the biggest cons in the beauty business!

It is very important to moisturise (lotion) one's legs to avoid leg ulcers.
That's medical advice.

MaizieD Sun 23-Mar-25 09:15:20

Abitbarmy

Gifted. That’s one that I find irritating.

So do I. And I don’t really care if it was used by Shakespeare, or at any time in the last 1,000 years. It’s still an abomination 😆

Indigo8 Sun 23-Mar-25 09:00:10

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

Abitbarmy Sun 23-Mar-25 08:53:58

Gifted. That’s one that I find irritating.

Chocolatelovinggran Sun 23-Mar-25 08:50:26

I have a bee in my bonnet about the disappearance of the noun " invitation ", which has been subsumed by the verb "invite".
Pedant, moi?

Silverbrooks Sat 22-Mar-25 20:35:08

Medalled as a verb has also been around for a long time.

OED record its first used by William Thackeray (Vanity Fair) in his Cornhill Magazine in 1860.

Grammaretto Sat 22-Mar-25 19:50:14

A verbal noun?

Deedaa Sat 22-Mar-25 19:42:06

The one that always annoys me is "Medalling". You win a medal, you don't medal a medal!

kircubbin2000 Sat 22-Mar-25 19:36:05

I don't lotion anything. I think it's one of the biggest cons in the beauty business!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sat 22-Mar-25 16:32:21

I like that Google has become a verb.

Luckygirl3 Sat 22-Mar-25 16:30:02

There are lots of nouns that have become used as verbs in my lifetime.

I am OK with that - it is just language developing ...........

Now unnecessary apostrophes - that's a different thing altogether ....... smile

AGAA4 Sat 22-Mar-25 16:06:25

I've never heard of the verb "to lotion".

Indigo8 Sat 22-Mar-25 15:51:17

Well, blow me down. Like Witzend I always thought it was just a noun that had to be applied. I think I need to tea.

Astitchintime Sat 22-Mar-25 15:49:42

Seemingly, this is causing somewhat of a commotion..........grin