batterypurgatory

/ˈbætri pəˈɡɔːtəri/nounVerified New

Also in: Batteriefegefeuer (Deutsch) · pilgatorio (Español) · pilgatoire (Français)

The drawer of batteries whose charge is unknowable and whose testing is always deferred.

Batterypurgatory holds AAs, AAAs, and one button cell of destiny. Loose batteries mingle with connected ones, and no one dares assume. The tester exists somewhere in the house, possibly in the drawersargasso, and its location is the reason the purgatory persists.

Etym. — battery + purgatory — souls neither full nor empty, waiting for judgment.

Rel. — bulbfleet

Novelty check: APPROVE

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