shelfcliff
/ˈʃɛlfklɪf/nounVerified NewAlso in: Absturzregal (Deutsch) · estantilado (Español) · étafalaise (Français)
The edge of an overstuffed shelf from which objects threaten to fall for months.
The shelfcliff is patrolled by eyes only: the book leaning too far, the plant pot an inch from the void. Residents walk past with the posture of people under a cliff, and no one rearranges, because rearranging admits the shelf has won. The fall, when it comes, is described as sudden, though it was scheduled for a year.
Etym. — shelf + cliff — the domestic precipice where belongings gather at the edge.
Rel. — dustdynasty
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