skillrust
/ˈskɪlˌrʌst/nounVerified NewThe decay of a domestic skill — preserving, sewing, car maintenance — between its too-infrequent uses.
The person who regrouted tile in 2019 now watches a video to remember how, and the knowledge needs re-acquiring each time. Skillrust sets in precisely because the skill was real; unused competence oxidizes like anything steel. Households manage it by keeping one practitioner per skill and calling them when needed.
Etym. — skill + rust, on the -rust family: competence corroding between uses.
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