porchtrust

/ˈpɔːtʃˌtrʌst/nounVerified New

The unspoken neighborhood system by which deliveries are taken in, plants watered and bins put out, without ever being agreed.

It runs on notes through doorways and decades of quiet reciprocity. On many streets it is the only functioning institution.

Etym. — porch + trust — civic infrastructure at the scale of a doorstep.

Rel. — sugarcovenant

Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08

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