favorsilt
/ˈfeɪvəˌsɪlt/nounVerified NewThe accumulation of small unreturned favors that quietly silts up a friendship.
The lifts, the moved furniture, the watched cat — none large enough to mention, all remembered. The channel between two friends narrows until neither can say why.
Etym. — favor + silt — deposits nobody agreed to, building up until the flow stops.
Rel. — thankyoudebt
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