death cleaning
[ deth-klee-ning ]
/ ˈdɛθ ˌkli nɪŋ /
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noun
the process of cleaning and decluttering one’s home so as to spare others, especially family members, from the chore of it after one’s death: While I’m still strong and healthy, I’m going to commit to some serious death cleaning.
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Also called Swed·ish death clean·ing .
Origin of death cleaning
First recorded around 2017; a translation of Swedish döstädning, literally, “death cleaning,” equivalent to dö “to die” + städning, verbal noun from städa “to tidy, clean, clean up, clean out”
Words nearby death cleaning
death care, death cell, death certificate, death chair, death chamber, death cleaning, deathday, death-dealing, death duty, deathful, death futures
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