mischole
/ˈmɪskˌhəʊl/nounVerified NewThe "miscellaneous" category in a personal budget into which all unexplained spending is swept, growing until it invalidates the plan.
Every budget starts with clean lines and ends with a miscellaneous figure no one can account for. It grows monthly because it is the only category that accepts anything. The mischole is where the budget's honesty is buried.
Etym. — misc + hole — the hole at the bottom of the categories, with a sly echo of the abbreviation it swallows.
Rel. — appfallow
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