statuetarp

/ˈstætʃuːˌtɑːp/nounVerified New

The covering of a contested monument in sheeting — indecision made visible as public furniture.

The tarp is a decision not to decide, renewed seasonally. Both sides now organize around a rectangle of polythene.

Etym. — statue + tarp; the material of postponement given a civic post.

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