impulsebloom
/ˈɪmpʌlsˌbluːm/nounVerified NewA plant bought on aesthetic impulse at a checkout, expected to die and mourned on schedule.
The orchid by the till was priced as a bouquet and, treated as one, performs exactly that lifespan. Impulsebloom purchases are made with the grief prepaid — the buyer admires the decline as part of the arrangement. Occasionally one survives, to universal surprise.
Etym. — impulse + bloom — a flowering purchased the way one buys a magazine.
Rel. — wiltqueue
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