gentlefog
/ˈdʒɛntəlˌfɒɡ/nounVerified NewThe deliberate blur maintained around bad news when speaking with elderly relatives abroad.
War becomes "tension", the layoff becomes "a change of job", and the diagnosis waits for a better week; each side of the call filters for the other. The fog is love operating a censorship bureau of one.
Etym. — gentle + fog: kindness as reduced visibility.
Rel. — frozenkinmap
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