signoffache
/ˈsaɪnɒfˌeɪk/nounVerified NewThe bereavement-like ache that follows the permanent end of a long-running show or podcast and its weekly companionship.
Listeners describe waking on commute days with nothing to play. The voice was weekly furniture, and its absence is felt as a change in the room.
Etym. — sign-off + ache — the ache of the final sign-off.
Rel. — genrefuneral
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