swatchstandoff
/ˈswɒtʃˌstændɒf/nounVerified NewA decorating dispute frozen at the sample stage, with test patches on the wall and no decision in sight.
Three paint patches have lived above the light switch for a year, each observed at every hour of light, none endorsed. Swatchstandoff preserves domestic peace by suspending the project, which is its function. The room remains white, at a cost nobody audits.
Etym. — swatch + standoff — neither side fires; the samples hold the line.
Rel. — flatpacktruce
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