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Okay what does "shamoe" mean?

Asked by Palindrome (1084points) February 23rd, 2010

So I was just recently listening to my favorite song in like the whole world. When I looked up the lyrics it had the word shamoe in it. What does shamoe mean? I mean from what I can infer from the song, I thought it meant some type of prophylactic or material thing. It’s basically like a feel good old g’ type of song. The lyrics are below and so is the video. The word is in the chorus.

here’s a link to the song/video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LXyn2lQHS0

here’s a link to the lyrics
http://www.urbanlyrics.com/lyrics/biggipp/steppinout.html

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Jude's avatar

Not sure about “shamoe”, but, :sha-mon” by Jacko meant come on, I think.

<<sings>> “Heee heee.. Woah!” <<grabs crotch>>

CaptainHarley's avatar

I don’t know about “shamoe,” but “schmoo” was a strange lil creature with no arms from the cartoon “Lil Abner” by Al Capp several years ago. Calling someone a “schmoo” was saying they were kind of weak-minded and goofy.

JONESGH's avatar

basically what @jjmah said

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

It’s probably what @jjmah said or….it’s a killer whale at SeaWorld….he’s quite popular,you know!

gailcalled's avatar

@CaptainHarley: Time sure flies when you’re having fun. Al Capp’s Schmoo showed up in 1948 for a few years.

derektherock42's avatar

Wow, I was listening to “Man In The Mirror” just today!

@jjmah Not to sound like an annoying MJ fan, but why use the term “Jacko”? It’s a disrespectful pet name the media gave him.

AstroChuck's avatar

Not sure about “shamoe” but perhaps it’s related to the Shamwow!

frigate1985's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille was scrolling down to say “It’s Shamoo” and you already said it!!! Shamoo splashed me with saltwater once…dang it stung like hell :P

tinyfaery's avatar

Shamoe is capitalized. Maybe it’s a reference to a real person.

Jeruba's avatar

@gailcalled, I’m sure they made an appearance in the fifties or maybe the sixties. I remember them clearly in the strip, and I wasn’t reading in 1948.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@frigate1985 -My brother got “kissed’ by him before,He said it felt like a steak—my brother made out with a whale HS!!—

frigate1985's avatar

@lucillelucullelucille Now I heard of interracial marriage, I NEVER heard of interspecies marriage lmao!!

frigate1985's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille Tips : Never sit at the first two lines of the Shamoo stadium! lol

Bluefreedom's avatar

I always thought this was Shamoe. Before he legally got his name changed.

CaptainHarley's avatar

@gailcalled

I prefer to consider myself having become wise. “Old” is what people are who were born before I was! : D

Pseudonym's avatar

It’s something evil a lurkin’ in the da-a-ark

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