homeworkhover
/ˈhəʊmwɜːkˈhʌvə/verbVerified NewAlso in: Hausaufgabenflattern (Deutsch) · deberacecho (Español) · planedevoir (Français)
To stand over homework with supervisory energy, breathing at the speed of the child's progress.
To homeworkhover is to be present without helping, helpful without being asked, and impossible to ignore. The hoverer circles the table, straightens the pencil, and asks, gently, where the multiplication went. The technique works and is universally resented, including by the hoverer, who cannot stop.
Etym. — homework + hover — the helicopter method, applied to sums.
Rel. — homeworkplateau
Novelty check: APPROVE
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