icemystery
/ˈaɪsmɪstəri/nounVerified NewAlso in: Tiefkühlmysterium (Deutsch) · congelisterio (Español) · congelystère (Français)
The unlabeled frozen items whose contents can only be established by defrosting them.
The icemystery occupies the freezer's mid-shelf: foil parcels, tubs of white, and one bag labeled only "curry?" by a hand long forgotten. Thawing is the only method of inquiry, and thawing commits the household to eating the answer. Most mysteries resolve into soup, which is the freezer's way of closing cases.
Etym. — ice + mystery — the frozen case files of the top drawer.
Rel. — freezersnowdrift · defrostvigil
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