carperpetuation, n:
The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string at least a dozen
times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting
it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
-- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"
Related:
Carperpetuation (kar' pur pet u a shun), n.:
The ac when vacuuming, of running over a string at least a
dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it,
then putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance....
