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The tax you pay for things not working the way they should.
means A small annoying struggle or inconvenience that takes more effort or time than it should.
from Of murky American origin, surfacing in mid-20th-century slang — possibly a blend of 'haggle' and 'tussle,' though no one can prove the lineage. It first meant a quarrel or fight before softening into today's sense of everyday friction and bother.
- origin theory
- maybe blend of haggle and tussle, 1940s slang
- economic twin
- economists call it friction cost, less fun name
- universal truth
- inversely proportional to how badly you need it done