oniongrief
/ˈʌnjənˈɡriːf/nounVerified NewAlso in: Zwiebelkummer (Deutsch) · ceballanto (Español) · oignochrin (Français)
The tears produced by onions, always arriving at the moment composure matters most.
Oniongrief strikes while guests watch, during the phone call, or at the funeral lunch. The cook blinks, insists it is the onion, and is told, correctly and unhelpfully, that it is. Sunglasses have been proposed in serious kitchens, and the grief is borne as a cost of doing business.
Etym. — onion + grief — the vegetable-induced weeping that fools nobody.
Rel. — chopconfidence · garlicafterlife
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