super soaker

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Super Soaker brand name, a powerful water pistol that uses manually pressurised air to propel water.

Noun[edit]

super soaker (plural super soakers)

  1. (slang, informal, uncommon) An infant who frequently wets their diaper, especially during sleep.
    • 2004 October 17, Summertime Mommy, Mothering[1]:
      Gwen is the same way. The weird thing is, it didn't happen until she turned one. Now she is a super soaker.
    • 2012 June 4, u/rileyrileyriley, “Super Soaker 3 week old. Doubling the prefolds makes them HUGE”, in r/clothdiaps[2], Reddit:
      [See title]
    • 2021, Bailey Bouwman, Cloth Diapers: The Ultimate Guide to Textiles, Washing & More, Simply Bailey Social Marketing, →ISBN, page 127:
      This is a super soaker worthy diaper – but most of us will be able to use just one insert.