threadkeeping
/ˈθrɛdˌkiːpɪŋ/nounVerified NewThe unpaid housekeeping labor of a group chat: planning the meetup, chasing the RSVPs, pinning the address, reminding the stragglers.
Every social group has one member doing clerical work nobody acknowledges. When they stop, the group does not elect a successor; it dissolves.
Etym. — thread + keeping, on the pattern of housekeeping and gatekeeping — maintenance work invisible until it stops.
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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