lawnstripesenvy

/ˈlɔːnˌstraɪpsˈɛnvi/nounVerified New

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The quiet suffering caused by a neighbor's mowing stripes, which run straighter than your life.

Lawnstripesenvy is diagnosed each spring when the neighboring lawn emerges patterned like a stadium. Your mower has the same blades and none of the discipline. The envy is treated with one experimental diagonal, admired by nobody, and abandoned by June in favor of accepting a flat lawn.

Etym. — lawn stripes + envy — the covetousness induced by geometry.

Rel. — mowermutiny

Novelty check: APPROVE

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