shower in a can

English

Noun

shower in a can (uncountable)

1. (humorous) A can of spray-on deodorant, typically used when there is no time for a shower.
   • 2011, Tony Inman, The Parrot & The Lady, page 147:

     Many can last without a shower with equal aplomb, until the old nooks and crannies start getting a bit whiffy—even then, though, there's that marvellous modern solution—shower in a can.

   • 2017, Graham Hughes, Man of the World: Book 1 of The Odyssey Expedition:

     I brushed my teeth, changed my clothes and sprayed on a healthy portion of deodorant – or as I like to call it, shower in a can.

2. A dry shower.