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the doorstep departure loop
noun phrase
/thuh-dor-step-di-part-yer-loop/
Definition
An extended, repeatedly interrupted farewell ritual that never quite manages to end with an actual exit.
In use
“We were stuck in the doorstep departure loop for fifteen minutes, three separate 'right, I'm off then's.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun phrase
- Pronunciation
- /thuh-dor-step-di-part-yer-loop/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
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