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dreamtax

/ˈdriːmˌtæks/nounVerified New

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Also in: Traumsteuer (Deutsch) · sueñoimpuesto (Español) · rêveimpôt (Français)

The emotional levy a dream imposes without consent, payable on waking, for services never requested.

The dreamtax is the grief of a dream bereavement, the embarrassment of a dream exam, the tenderness of a dream reconciliation with someone long gone. Nobody voted for it; it is deducted before coffee; and the revenue goes to no government anyone can identify.

Etym. — dream + tax — the productive -tax pattern (pink tax, tampon tax) applied to the night's unlegislated revenue.

Rel. — dreamtaxed · pillowcourt

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Coined by an anonymous contributor · AI-assisted · first submitted 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14

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