Packrattery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun

1
The behavior of a packrat; a tendency to collect miscellanea or bric-a-brac, often to excess. derogatory, informal, uncountable
"But packrattery soon precluded any Williamsburgish consistency."

Example

"But packrattery soon precluded any Williamsburgish consistency."

Etymology

From packrat + -ery.

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