bookingship
/ˈbʊkɪŋʃɪp/nounVerified NewA friendship that exists only as scheduled calendar events, with nothing spontaneous between them.
Lunch is booked for the 14th, joyfully attended, and followed by six weeks of silence. The bond is real but has no life outside the reservation.
Etym. — booking + -ship — a friendship made of bookings, in the "-ship" family.
Rel. — friendflation
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