thirstwatch
/ˈθɜːstwɒtʃ/nounVerified NewAlso in: Durstwache (Deutsch) · sedvigilia (Español) · soifgarde (Français)
The anxious daily monitoring of houseplants, conducted just late enough to save none of them.
The thirstwatch is performed with the best intentions and the worst timing: leaves are checked, soil is tested by a fingertip, and watering is scheduled for tomorrow. The plants receive this attention like weather, ambient and useless. When one finally droops, the watch intensifies, and the droop becomes a broadcast.
Etym. — thirst + watch — the sentry duty kept over plants, always a day late.
Rel. — filteramnesia
Novelty check: APPROVE
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