deskorphan
/ˈdɛskˌɔːfən/nounVerified NewA friendship that existed only inside a workplace and dies the day one person leaves.
The daily three-hour conversations never once survived outside the building. The farewell lunch is warm, the contact entry is permanent, and the silence after is total.
Etym. — desk + orphan — parented by an office, abandoned by it.
Rel. — borrowedcircle
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