glacierdesk
/ˈɡlæsiəˌdɛsk/nounVerified NewAn administrative post whose practical function is to delay requests until requesters give up.
Applications enter and do not leave. The staff are not lazy; slowness is the assignment, since nothing is ever refused and nothing is ever done.
Etym. — glacier + desk; pairs geological speed with office furniture.
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