blinkbargain

/ˈblɪŋkˌbɑːɡɪn/nounVerified New

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The negotiation, conducted by counting blinks, with an unidentified device in a corner.

The blinkbargain opens when a gadget nobody remembers buying begins to flash. The household counts the blinks, consults no manual, and attempts the ancient response: one long press, then three short. Occasionally the device accepts the terms and stops; more often it escalates to a second color, and a new negotiation begins.

Etym. — blink + bargain — diplomacy conducted in LED.

Rel. — firmwaredusk · chirpambush

Novelty check: APPROVE

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