deskhomestead
/ˈdɛskˌhəʊmstɛd/nounVerified NewThe informal settling of an unassigned desk until, without any rule, it functions as yours.
Hot-desking officially abolished ownership; a jacket, a monitor riser, a charging cable, and three weeks of habit quietly re-create it. Facilities call it misuse; the homesteader calls it sanity.
Etym. — desk + homestead, on the homestead principle: settlement of unclaimed land through use.
Rel. — thermofeud · ghostfloor
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