cousinqueue
/ˈkʌzənˌkjuː/nounVerified NewA waiting list — for housing, hospital beds, jobs — that silently reorders itself by connection.
Formally first-come; operationally first-known. The queue's real rule is unpublished and universally understood.
Etym. — cousin + queue; kinship as the true sorting algorithm.
Rel. — patronvine
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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