raggenealogy
/ræɡˌdʒiːniˈɒlədʒi/nounVerified NewAlso in: Lappenahnenforschung (Deutsch) · trapología (Español) · chiffoparenté (Français)
The traced history of every rag in the house back to a shirt someone once loved.
Raggenealogy is performed aloud while cleaning: this was the holiday t-shirt, this the work shirt with the good pockets, this one a school uniform nobody mourned. The rags remember, and so does the household, which is why the good rag is hidden and the poor rag is worked to death. The family tree lives in the cleaning cupboard, worn soft.
Etym. — rag + genealogy — the lineage of the cleaning cupboard, all the way back to better days.
Rel. — sprayarsenal · dustdynasty
Novelty check: APPROVE
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