midshave adverb 1noun 1 adverb1 •During a shave.Rumors abound of a ghost who haunts the third dining room, which purportedly was once a barber shop where a local mobster was cut down midshave. — 1998 noun1 •A point in time during a shave.You roll out of bed, ready for a fresh, new day. But it’s the same miserable day it was yesterday. Your electric razor dies in midshave because of a power failure. — 1969