keyundermattrust
/ˈkiːˌʌndəˈmætˌtrʌst/nounVerified NewAlso in: Untermattenvertrauen (Deutsch) · llavefianza (Español) · cléfiance (Français)
The era in which a neighbor holds the spare key and the alarm code, without paperwork.
The keyundermattrust is granted after one holiday and one frozen pipe. Its terms are: water off, cat fed, post moved, nothing said. The trust is never mentioned again, which is how both parties know it is solid.
Etym. — key under mat + trust — the custody arrangement of the spare key.
Rel. — keybowltheology · jamjarkeyprotocol
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