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hope-strangling

verb /hohp-strang-gling/

Definition

The cowardly, relationship-preserving delay tactic of offering vague optimism to kill an argument about visiting their parents.

In use

“She asked if we could go to Ikea on Saturday, and I immediately started hope-strangling.”

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discounts parents partners procrastination
Published 3 August 2026

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verb
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/hohp-strang-gling/

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