death cleaning
[ deth klee-ning ]
/ ˈdɛθ ˌkli nɪŋ /
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.
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”
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