super soaker

See also: Super Soaker

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.