foldlag
/ˈfəʊldlæɡ/nounVerified NewThe interval during which clean laundry lives unfolded in baskets, neither worn nor put away.
The basket crosses the house, is opened, is rummaged, and returns — the clothes inside achieving a kind of residence. Foldlag can run from an afternoon to a season, and re-wearing from the basket resets nothing. The optional status of the ironing board keeps it alive.
Etym. — fold + lag, on the -lag family: a delay measured between done and finished.
Rel. — pairlimbo
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