cleatfund
/ˈkliːtˌfʌnd/nounVerified NewThe pool of family money progressively consumed by club sports fees, travel, and equipment in pursuit of a hoped-for scholarship.
The accounting is never written down but always running: one more season, one more showcase, against odds parents prefer not to print. The cleatfund is a college savings account with studs on it.
Etym. — cleat + fund: the savings vehicle named by the footwear that drains it.
Rel. — outgrownomics
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