defrostvigil

/ˌdiːˈfrɒst ˈvɪdʒɪl/nounVerified New

Also in: Auftauwache (Deutsch) · descongeespera (Español) · décongélament (Français)

The frozen item set out to defrost in the morning, still frozen and forlorn at dinner.

The defrostvigil is a day of hope conducted at room temperature. The chicken sits in its bowl, and the household passes it hourly, testing belief against physics. At six it is still a monument; at seven it is in the microwave under emergency powers, and the bowl washes clean of the whole affair.

Etym. — defrost + vigil — the all-day watch kept over a thing that refuses to thaw.

Rel. — freezersnowdrift · fridgedig

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