allenkeyghost
/ˌælənˈkiː ˈɡəʊst/nounVerified NewAlso in: Inbusgeist (Deutsch) · llafantasma (Español) · cléfantôme (Français)
The single allen key size that vanishes the moment assembly begins.
The allenkeyghost was present when the box was opened and is gone before the first bolt. It is found later, after the vigil ends, under the sofa or in the recycling, where it was placed by a hand that does not remember. The household keeps six spares; the ghost takes the required one each time.
Etym. — allen key + ghost — the tool that haunts every assembly.
Rel. — screwpurgatory · flatpackvigil
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