tumblehope
/ˈtʌmbəlˌhəʊp/verbVerified NewAlso in: trommelhoffen (Deutsch) · secaesperanza (Español) · sècheespoir (Français)
To run the dryer again on the theory that this cycle will remove the wrinkles.
To tumblehope is to respond to dryerwrinkled laundry not with an iron but with more tumbling, on the grounds that the machine erred and can be asked to reconsider. The second cycle produces warmth, noise, and the same creases, patiently renewed. Households tumblehope for generations, and the wrinkles hold the line every time.
Etym. — tumble + hope — optimism conducted through a drum, twice an evening.
Rel. — ironpile
Novelty check: APPROVE
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