binpoliteness
/ˈbɪnˌpɒlɪtnəs/nounVerified NewAlso in: Tonnenhöflichkeit (Deutsch) · basucortesía (Español) · poubliette (Français)
The diplomacy of wheeling a neighbor's bin back up the drive, and the politics of being seen doing it.
Binpoliteness is performed at speed, before a window can be approached. The favor is acknowledged by neither party, which is how both know it worked. On the rare morning the favor is returned, the whole street's foreign policy improves for a season, and bins move like envoys.
Etym. — bin + politeness — international relations conducted with wheelie bins.
Rel. — bindayamnesia
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