jerseymourning
/ˈdʒɜːziˌmɔːnɪŋ/nounVerified NewThe grief of fans whose team has been relocated or folded, expressed through continued wearing of its colors.
The franchise leaves; the fans and the laundry stay. A city keeps wearing the jersey of a team that now plays elsewhere under the same name — a mourning garment that doubles as an objection.
Etym. — jersey + mourning: the shirt as memorial, worn in public, in daylight.
Rel. — lotpilgrim
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