put-offmending
nounUK /pʊt ɒf ˈmɛndɪŋ/
US /pʊt ɔf ˈmɛndɪŋ/
The act of delaying a repair so the broken thing stays broken longer.
His put-offmending meant the leaky roof got worse every time it rained.
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2. A habit of always saying you will fix something later.
Her put-offmending drove her family crazy because nothing ever got repaired.
3. The state of something left unrepaired on purpose.
The old bike sat in put-offmending for years.
4. A delay in patching clothes or fabric.
Put-offmending left a hole in his favorite sock for months.