Word · British life & culture
card-hovering
verb
/kard-huv-er-ing/
Definition
The tense, anxious suspension of a debit card over a reader, silently praying your bank doesn't decline a £3 coffee.
In use
“I was card-hovering at Greggs hoping payday had cleared.”
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Language
- Language form
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /kard-huv-er-ing/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
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