box and cox
The term "box and cox" originates from a 19th-century comic play where two characters unknowingly share the same room at different times.
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Definition
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(informal, British)To take turns using the same space or resource without overlapping.
Example
- Due to their conflicting schedules, the roommates had a box and cox arrangement for the shared office.
C1General
(informal, British)A situation where two people always miss each other, never being in the same place at the same time.
Example
- They have a box and cox relationship, as one arrives just as the other leaves.
Similar
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