towelfreeze
/ˈtaʊəlˌfriːz/nounVerified NewThe household rule that certain towels, soaps, or linens are reserved for guests and are therefore never used by anyone.
The guest towels hang untouched for years, fading in sunlight rather than wearing in use. Towelfreeze objects occupy a strange economic status: purchased, maintained, and retired without a single service rendered. Guests, unaware, reach for the everyday towel anyway.
Etym. — towel + freeze — the asset is frozen against circulation, like currency withdrawn from use.
Rel. — museumroom
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