washoutlimbo
/ˈwɒʃaʊtˌlɪmbəʊ/nounVerified NewThe indefinite state of a rained-off fixture awaiting a rescheduling that may never come.
Matches are postponed into a fixture list with no room, and the season ends before the game does. Teams in washoutlimbo stay half-ready for weeks, training for a game the weather has quietly cancelled.
Etym. — washout + limbo: the weather removes the event; the calendar never admits it.
Rel. — taperweather
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