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the housework equivalent of putting a bandage on entropy.
means wiping accumulated particles off surfaces, purely cosmetic maintenance that buys a few days before they return.
from from old english dust, meaning fine dry particles; the verb sense of removing it appears by the 1400s, proof humans have been losing this fight for centuries.
dust sourcemostly shed human skin cells
regrowth speedvisible film returns within days indoors
slang sensealso means a light cocaine dose
crop dustingunrelated term, means spraying pesticide