suitcasegravity
/ˈsuːtkeɪsˈɡrævəti/nounVerified NewAlso in: Kofferschwerkraft (Deutsch) · maletagravedad (Español) · valisegravité (Français)
The force by which a suitcase expands on the outbound journey and becomes unzippable on the return.
The suitcasegravity strengthens with souvenirs and one pair of shoes bought on holiday. Its victims sit on it at the airport, together, in a ceremony of compression. The force is defeated only by the credit card's thin edge, applied at the zip, by a professional.
Etym. — suitcase + gravity — the mass that grows with the trip.
Rel. — souvenircargo
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